Conjugacy action, induced representations and the Steinberg square for simple groups of Lie type

Let G be a finite simple group of Lie type, and let pi(G) be the permutation representation of G associated with the action of G on itself by conjugation. We prove that every irreducible complex representation of G is a constituent of pi(G), unless G=PSUn(q) and n >= 3 is coprime to 2(q+1), where precisely one irreducible representation fails. We also prove that every irreducible representation of G is a constituent of the tensor square St circle times St of the Steinberg representation St of G, with the same exceptions as in the previous statement.