The Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) came to PAS’ defence today, after the Islamist party was blamed for non-Malays rejecting Perikatan Nasional during the Ayer Kuning polls in Perak.

This followed Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi’s claim that PAS, with its purported Islamic state narrative, is hindering PN’s efforts towards meaningful alliances with non-Malay parties.

In a statement, MIPP president SP Punithan slammed Puad for...