Zaid Ibrahim's entry into PKR, following his resignation from the cabinet for opposing the abuse of the Internal Security Act, had been greeted with much fanfare.

A year-and-a-half later, the departure of this self-confessed man of principles from the PKR has garnered just as much public attention.

The man of the hour this morning spent 45 minutes fielding questions in a room packed with reporters, after announcing that his resignation would be effective from Dec 16.