PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang dismissed Bersatu as a PN member after Muhyiddin Yassin spoke of forming a new alliance. PETALING JAYA : The claim by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang that Bersatu had automatically ceased to be part of Perikatan Nasional was the Islamic party’s way of asserting dominance, according to a political analyst. Instead, it was a message to Bersatu that the power hierarchy in PN was changing and that PAS wanted nothing to do with Muhyiddin Yassin’s party, said Zaharuddin. In response to Hadi, Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali said the PAS chief’s claim contradicted PN’s constitution. She contended that Bersatu could not remain in PN if it were to form a new coalition.