More than 1,000 Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) members in Perak, led by its Ipoh division pro-tem chief Azrul Suhadi Ahmad Mokhtar and Teluk Intan division pro-tem chief Jemaat Yaacob, quit the party en masse today.

Azrul Suhadi said they took the decision following the failure by party president Muhyiddin Yassin to resolve internal conflicts at the national and state levels, despite being given a week to do so.

"The president is not paying attention to the grievances of the members. We believe more members will be following suit," he told a press conference in Ipoh today.

Azrul Suhadi said the members who quit were prime movers at the grassroots level who had put much effort in setting up Bersatu branches in their respective areas.

Meanhwile, Bersatu Pasir Salak coordinator Mohamad Hasan, who was also present, said the members quit on their own accord and were not influenced by outside parties.

They were sick of the cronyism happening in Bersatu, Mohamad said.

- Bernama