The party’s deputy president Rafizi Ramli said they were now focused on reviving the economy and preparing for the impending state elections.

“I also do not want to waste the party’s resources on this,” he said after the Selangor PKR election convention.

In November, Rafizi said the party would file the petition against the Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman for claiming that a group of Jews wanted Pakatan Harapan (PH) to win the election.

The former prime minister also alleged that the coalition was working with Jews and Christians to “colonise” the country and claimed there were Malays who attended church and had since become Christians.

Rafizi had then accused Muhyiddin of inciting racial and religious tensions.

He said the Election Offences Act 1954 stipulated that those convicted of making statements that promoted ill-will, discontent or hostility would have to vacate their seats.

Muhyiddin retained the Pagoh seat in the Nov 19 polls with a 10,007-vote majority.

Today, however, Rafizi said PKR would file a petition during the election period itself should there be a repeat of such claims.

“We will train party workers to file a report immediately if they come across politicians inciting racial and religious tension.

“It is important to ensure we avoid such things.”

On the state elections, Rafizi said early analysis indicated that PH could win at least 40 seats in Selangor.

He said PKR would start preparing for elections in the six states this year after Chinese New Year.