PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu's claim that various quarters in Barisan Nasional (BN) are supporting Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to ensure that PR gains control of Putrajaya in the coming general election is a lie, says Umno.

Umno Information chief Ahmad Mazlan, who made the statement, said there was no proof indicating that some BN members were found to be supporting  PR.     

"He is lying and I deny his statement. If there is support from BN, I want him to show me a list of who in BN are supporting Pakatan Rakyat," he told reporters after attending a function here, today.     

He was asked to comment on the allegation by Mohamad or Mat Sabu that certain quarters in BN including ex-ministers and ministers offered support to topple BN to enable PR to take over Putrajaya.    

Mat Sabu made the statement at the Third Pakatan Convention at Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Kedah, yesterday.    

Ahmad said, "What Mat Sabu said is baseless. It is the same as his remarks, prior to this, when he said Mat Indera was a freedom fighter when he (Mat Indera) was actually a member of the Malayan Communist Party. This had been proven."   

- Bernama