The BN's claim of PKR members jumping ship seems to come into season whenever there is a by-election in the country all aimed at gaining political mileage, charged Perak PKR.

"It is very strange to see an over dosage of main stream media(MSM) propaganda of PKR members either resigning or jumping ship in huge numbers to the BN whenever there are by-elections in the country," said party vice chairman Chang Lih Kang.

As far as PKR is concerned, such defections are a small matter but blown out of proportion by the MSM to paint a negative picture of the party in the eyes of voters.

perak pkr pc fauzi muda pc statutory declaration 010209 02 Chang also dismissed the claim of former party Ipoh Barat division chief Fauzi Muda (right) who resigned from the party yesterday, that more then 500 members of his division will follow suit.

"What 500 is he talking about when he could not even get the minimum quorum of 30 party members to attend his division‘s AGM last month," revealed the party state membership recruitment bureau chief.

Fauzi had sent an SMS to Malaysiakini today stating that 486 PKR members will be quitting the party tomorrow at 3.30pm.

To this, Chang said: "I do not believe there will be a big shift of party members, he does not have the numbers, ask the 486 so-called party members to show proof by displaying their membership cards to the media tomorrow."

Media is misinformed

He said the media is misinformed when many individuals under the guise of being PKR members say they are leaving when in fact when the party counter-checks its membership list they are not.

He also said without elaborating that that BN component parties are losing members on a daily basis but the MSM choose to be blind to the phenomenon.

PKR is not worried by such media reports but considers the whole thing as a form of cleansing from the party the deadwood as well as those who do not subscribe to its political philosophy and struggle.

"We hope to have a dedicated workforce upholding the party's principle of giving quality service to voters in the next general election," he said.

He admitted that PKR did not properly vet its candidates for the last polls and is now paying a costly political price for the short-sightedness.