Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that those who wish to leave the party were welcome to do so.

"It is because we don't want people who (join Bersatu) because they have some personal axe to grind, or that they want to have positions," said Mahathir during a press conference at the party's headquarters today.

He added that becoming a division leader in Bersatu does not automatically qualify the person as a candidate during the general election...