KUALA LUMPUR: It will be unconstitutional to change the structure of Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan on the alleged abolition of the chairman’s role. The Perikatan deputy secretary-general said the issue of the abolition of the chairman’s role never cropped up and hence such a decision never arose. Citing the coalition’s constitution, he said Perikatan must be led by a chairman along with other senior leaders. If it is changed it will be unconstitutional,” Takiyuddin, who is also PAS secretary general, said at a press conference in Parliament. It was recently reported that former Perikatan chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had said in a letter that Bersatu and PAS had agreed to do away with the post of Perikatan Nasional chairman.

Source: The Star January 29, 2026 08:27 UTC