PAS is now politicising the three-decade-old Memali incident just to gain Malay support and to attack Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said an Amanah leader.

Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, who was a former PAS vice-president, said he recalled a time when former PAS president Fadzil Noor had consented to a purported request from Kedah police for the party to cancel its annual memorial function for Ibrahim 'Libya' Mahmood, who was killed in the incident.

"And then (one year), there was a meeting attended by the Kedah police chief and Ustaz Fadzil where we (PAS) were told to stop and avoid any outcry (over the incident)."