Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has attributed PAS' confused stand on working with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) to its president Abdul Hadi Awang, whom he said lacked charisma.

“I sensed that PAS is pretty much confused, like I have said recently.

"Sometimes it seems that they are keen to join us (Pakatan Harapan) but other times they are not.

“They (PAS) asked us to organise a joint meeting but when we set the date, they said they did not ask for it, so there is no proper coordination in PAS,” New Straits Times reported Mahathir saying at a press conference after attending a meeting between Bersatu and Harapan leaders in Kedah at the party’s headquarters in Stargate, Alor Setar.

“The party led by Hadi is uncoordinated, especially when it keeps changing its stand on cooperation with Bersatu.

“Yes, there is a difference (with the past). Hadi has less charisma than (former leaders) Fadzil Noor, Nik Aziz Nik Mat and Mohamad Asri Muda.

“People are making all sort of allegations against him (Hadi) but he is incapable of responding to the accusations,” he was reported saying.

PAS leaders have contradicted one another on whether they intend to cooperate with Bersatu in the coming general election.

While Hadi claims the party will not work with Bersatu since the latter has ties with DAP and Amanah, his deputy Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has indicated discussions are still in progress.

Meanwhile Bersatu supreme council member Muhammad Faiz Na'aman in a statement today blamed the failure to rope in PAS to factional differences within the Islamist party.