Kamarulazman Habibur Rahman, a founding member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), has denied allegations that he and his wife received threats by a "ministry".

Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Rahman had made this allegation earlier without elaborating which "ministry" he was referring to, in an immediate reaction to Kamarulazman's announcement of quitting the party earlier today,

"It is not true. The ministry has never threatened me or my wife. What I said is a reality which the Bersatu leadership needs to admit," Kamarulazman said in a press conference today.

He had also claimed earlier that cronyism and caste system was rife in Bersatu and that the party had deviated from its original ideals.

"Personally I respect (Kamarulazman's) decision to quit but I am a little disappointed because I believe that in any fight, there will be obstacles and challenges to waver our spirit in our fight.

"I know before this, he was threatened by the ministry, along with his wife.

"And maybe the problems in Negeri Sembilan are a factor for him to (quit the party)," Syed Saddiq had said in a statement today.

Nevertheless, he said, he wished Kamarulazman well in his future endeavours but reminded him that their fight was not over yet.

Syed Saddiq also denied any allegations of cronyism in Bersatu.

"If it's true that I was chosen because of cronyism, then I would not have been picked as one of the founders of Bersatu, a supreme council member let alone the Youth chief.

"If Bersatu truly had a cronyistic culture, I would have long been kicked out."

He pointed out that he had never been involved in any political party before Bersatu nor had he met the other Bersatu top leaders on a regular basis previously.

"I distinctly remember raising my objections to (former prime minister) Dr Mahathir Mohamad's strong enforcement of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (Auku) and emphasising the need to reinforce the dream for a Bangsa Malaysia," he said.