Padang Serai member of Parliament N Gobalakrishnan has denied news reports which claimed that 1,000 people from his constituency have quit PKR and joined MIC.

Contacted yesterday, the parliamentarian said the 1,000 former PKR members "do not even exist".

n gobalakrishnan "It is just a rumour. For all I know, the only person who is quitting PKR to join MIC is Sarjeet Singh," said Gobalakrishnan (right) .

He was referring to political activist Sarjeet Singh who was quoted in news reports in Tamil Nesan and Utusan Malaysia as saying that the 1,000 have left PKR because they are "disappointed with the MP who did not do his job well".

"Gobalakrishnan has not kept his election promises. On the other hand, MIC, even though their candidate lost (in the general election), has been running a good service centre and is attempting to address the issues being raised," Sarjeet was quoted as saying.

Application to join PKR not approved yet

According to Gobalakrishnan, 46-year-old Sarjeet had submitted his application to join PKR three months ago in Kulim but it has yet to be approved.

"He submitted it in Kulim but there are a lot of processes to go through. We have to give it to the division chief and it’s up to the division chief to decide," said Gobalakrishnan.

There was also a possibility, said Gobalakrishnan, that Sarjeet was disappointed in him personally for not naming him as a village head three days ago.

"I did not recommend him because we have more people with experience and capabilities in managing the villages," he said.

Sarjeet, a former DAP member, had also campaigned for PKR during the March 8 general election.

Gobalakrishnan, also a PKR supreme council member, became a first-term MP after defeating MCA candidate Boey Chin Gan.