FMT : Tee Beng quits PKR

FMT ALERT Nibong Tebal parliamentarian Tan Tee Beng today announced that he was quitting PKR, and declared himself an Independent like Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Hashim.

Tan's decision to quit the party was widely expected as he had been critical of the party as well as Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
His decision to leave PKR followed a similar decision made by former Penang deputy chief minister Mohd Fairus Khairuddin last night. Mohd Fairus left PKR to join Umno.

It was also learnt this morning that former PKR secretary-general Datuk Salehuddin Hashim had also left the party two weeks ago.
With Tan’s departure, PKR has 29 MPs in parliament and has reduced the Pakatan Rakyat bench to just 80 lawmakers against Barisan Nasional’s 137.