Twenty Kampung Permatang Pasir PAS members, disappointed with the recent "antics" a senior leader, have quit the party and applied to join Umno.

The former PAS members were led by Saridan Md Noh, 42, who handed the membership applications to Umno Kulim-Bandar Baharu head Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir at an Aidilfitri open house in Bandar Baharu yesterday.

Saridan said that he and the others, who had been active in PAS for about 15 years, were also tired of seeing party leaders in the area fighting with one another.

According to him, more PAS members from his area would leave the party to join Umno.

- Bernama