Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today called the previous Perikatan Nasional (PN) government zalim (tyrannical) and claimed his party was mistreated during the administration's 18 months in power.

Addressing delegates at the Bagan Datuk Umno division's annual meeting, he said the PN government had fallen due to divine intervention.

"We wanted a BN and Umno-led government...