Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today PKR was losing more support with many of its leaders and supporters leaving the party.

deputy prime minister muhyiddin yassin at sekolah menengah sains hulu selangor 020410 02 Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, said the people were beginning to realise that the party only championed certain individuals and did not bring benefit to the people.

"Many leaders who support PKR have begun to lose confidence. The party no longer struggles for the people but for individuals," he told reporters after launching the national-level Teachers Day celebrations at Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

Muhyiddin was asked to comment on the departure of many leaders and supporters from the party of late.

Yesterday, the Ipoh Barat PKR Branch was reportedly dissolved after 19 of its 25 committee members resigned.

The deputy prime minister said PKR should dissolve and its leaders and supporters should switch their support to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

On the political crisis in Thailand, which was getting more intense, Muhyiddin said he hoped that the problem would be resolved soon.

"Recently, a representative of the Thai prime minister came to give a briefing on the situation there. It was worrying.

"I hope Thailand will be able to resolve the problem," he said.

- Bernama