After announcing that he quit Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) yesterday, its former Bukit Gelugor branch chief Lim Boo Chang today submitted his membership application form to Gerakan.

The former Datuk Keramat assemblyperson hoped that his application would be considered favourably by Gerakan.

“Two of my friends, former Penang PKR member Abdul Wahab Kader Maidin, and Ameer Kamsiah, a former special assistant to the Datuk Keramat assemblyperson, have also submitted membership forms to join Gerakan,” Lim told reporters after handing over the forms to the state Gerakan headquarters in George Town today.

Lim claimed that 300 more, mostly PKR members, would be joining Gerakan soon.

Asked why he chose Gerakan, he said it was to help the party strengthen its position in Penang, as Gerakan had lost all its seats in the state.

“Gerakan is a multiracial party whose ideology and principles could be accepted by all,” he added.

Yesterday, Lim quit PKR and announced that he relinquished all posts in the party to return to Gerakan of which he had been a member for 15 years from 1984 to 1999.

He also resigned as councillor with the Penang Island Municipal Council, a post he was appointed to through PKR.

- Bernama