PAS leadership out of touch with grassroots on Umno tie-up, says Shahrir

Ex-Umno minister Shahrir Samad believes some PAS elites are now out of touch with reality and do not realise their grassroots members want the partnership with Umno to continue.

He said the sentiment was sincerely felt by members and leaders of both parties at the lower level.

This was proven, Shahrir said, when the first Muafakat Nasional (MN) committee at the parliamentary constituency level was...