Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali today expressed sadness that his long-held crown as a "katak" (frog) has been taken away from him by former minister Zaid Ibrahim after the latter joined DAP.

“I’m saddened how he (Zaid) could take away my crown – the only title I had in my lifetime.

“I’m saddened because this 'katak' crown has been wrenched from me. I have been happy holding this crown but now many others are wearing it,” chuckled Ibrahim to reporters at the Perkasa headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.