By Karen Ruiz For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 21:41 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 21:45 GMT, 18 March 2019
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Scott Morrison's office has blasted The Project host Waleed Aly for 'defamatory' comments in his editorial calling for unity after the Christchurch mosque attacks.
TV host Aly choked back tears during his broadcast on Friday, hitting out at politicians who have allegedly expressed anti-Muslim sentiments in recent years.
In a comment that seemed to allude to Mr Morrison, Aly said: 'I know there are media reports going back eight years at a shadow cabinet meeting in which another senior politician suggested his party should use community concerns about Muslims in Australia failing to integrate as a political strategy.'
'That person is now the most senior politician we have.'
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Chief Press Secretary Andrew Carswell allegedly blasted Channel Ten after host Waleed Aly made a reference to the prime minister's alleged 'anti-Muslim' sentiments on air on Friday
Aly's statement allegedly prompted Mr Morrison's Chief Press Secretary Andrew Carswell to slam the network for defaming the Prime Minister, according to The New Daily.
The remarks were in reference to a 2010 meeting during which Mr Morrison, who was an MP at the time, allegedly suggested the Liberal Party capitalise on 'growing concerns' about Muslim immigration.
Five former members of the shadow
