PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli said the allegation of him being an Umno agent on a mission to cause the party's destruction from within has made the rounds since last year.

In a blog post, the Pandan MP responded to PKR central leadership council member Latheefa Koya that he was a member of "Geng Ponorogo" - in reference to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's ancestral origin from the Java province in Indonesia.

"I am aware that since last year, there are stories that claim I have been bought over by Umno (through Zahid, hence the Ponorogo reference), to destroy PKR from inside, in exchange to not being sent to prison (given the many court cases against me).

"I'm glad to not answer such allegations as we are running out of time. I'd rather devote my time and energy to campaign at marginal seats every week, through my NGO Invoke," he wrote.

Rafizi also said that he had never met with any minister or senior leader from Umno/BN apart from crossing paths in Parliament.

"I have only met Zahid once, in court, in the year 2012 to settle one of his summonses against me. I declare my assets every year and I'm sure the rakyat knows that I have not accumulated wealth through bribes," he added.

Rafizi said he "forgave" Latheefa, and the others, who made the allegations against him.

"I know political views can often be clouded with emotions, but we all have a common goal - to defeat Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, and the Umno/BN government."

Rafizi urged his critics to not see him as a threat to their political positions, especially given the fact that he has been sentenced to jail and most probably would be barred from participating in politics for more than seven years.

"I am not sure if I will remain in politics after I have served my sentence (if his appeal is dismissed) because I cannot read the future.

"Therefore, I should not be seen as a political threat to my friends, but only a person who is used to being vocal when there are differences of opinion," he said.

Rafizi then urged all PKR and Pakatan Harapan members to focus their efforts to topple Umno/BN, in line with the Harapan's presidential council's decision last night to not continue talks with PAS.

Latheefa's attacks against Rafizi, intensified on Facebook after the latter spoke out against PKR's continued negotiation with PAS and called for a special congress to decide on the matter.

In making the decision last night, Harapan's presidential council said: "Pakatan Harapan is preparing its strategy for the possibility of three-cornered contests in GE14."