Amanah secretary-general Faiz Fadzil has accused PAS of straying from the moderate Islamic principles championed by his late father, former PAS president Fadzil Noor, in favour of divisive racial politics.

In a statement, Faiz said Fadzil had mooted the idea of “national unity” back in 2001 to counter then-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s push for Malay unity, and it remains to form Amanah’s foundation.

“The wasatiyyah (moderate) approach...