PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has pinned the failure of talks between his party and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) on former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

This was after Bersatu strategist Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff named five PAS leaders who he accused favoured Umno and had worked to scuttle the PAS-Bersatu talks.

He had named PAS election director Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, PAS information chief Nasrudin Hassan, PAS lawmakers Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali and Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz and PAS research director Ahmad Zuhdi Marzuki.

"PAS denies Rais' allegation that the negotiations between PAS and Bersatu failed due to the five individuals listed by him...