PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has dismissed an unflattering survey of its election chances as being merely an “academic exercise” that does not reflect the grassroots sentiments.

“We have our own survey, and will compare it with the surveys of others.

“However, our surveys are grounded in the grassroots. Theirs is not, its just a table-top exercise that doesn't reflect the ground,” he told the media in Tumpat today.