Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has challenged Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to a public debate on the alleged Covid-19 SOP 'double standard'.

This comes after Puad was slapped with a defamation suit from Muhyiddin seeking RM10 million compensation for a Facebook post alleging double standards in Covid-19 procedures.

The debate invitation comes ahead of the one-week deadline for Puad's lawyers to respond to Muhyiddin's letter of demand.