Amanah president Mohamad Sabu has panned Umno president Najib Abdul Razak for the temporary deregistration of Bersatu by drawing parallels to other Umno-splinter groups, Semangat 46 and PKR.

"Mahathir let Semangat 46 and PKR be registered, and fought them democratically. But (Najib acted) in fear, and banned (Bersatu)...