Najib said the opposition coalition would accuse the current administration of being incompetent, corrupt, and racist, among other faults, yet did not want to scrap its pact despite being told to do so.

“They still want to back a government they criticise, one which they also say cannot manage inflation. Are you guys out of your minds?” he said in a Facebook post this evening.

He also took a swipe at PH for mocking Barisan Nasional (BN) by referring to its acronym as meaning “Barang Naik” when making criticisms about rising prices.

Najib said there was no BN in Britain or the US where the inflation rate has surged past 9%, the highest in the last 40 years.

The PH agreement with Ismail called for some political reforms to be carried out by the government. In return the opposition will support the government through the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery.

However, PH has faced criticism for clinging to the agreement out of fear of early elections, which some in Umno, including Najib have been advocating.