00:00Former Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chen Chung has joined bersama after leaving PKR, effective today.
00:08Lee, a former PKR Treasurer General and Communications Director,
00:12submitted his membership application today before being admitted into the party.
00:17He joins fellow former PKR MPs and leaders, including former Deputy President Rafizi Ramli,
00:24former Vice President Nick Nazmi Nick Ahmad, and former Subang MP Wong Chen.
00:28In a statement, Rafizi, Nick Nazmi, and Bersama President Shukri Razab said Lee would help lead the party's Melaka election
00:37campaign,
00:38focusing on building its machinery in Chinese-majority areas.
00:43Lee announced his resignation as Petaling Jaya MP on Friday and said he would leave PKR today,
00:50following the party's decision to suspend him for three years.
00:53Lee was elected Petaling Jaya MP in the 2022 general election and previously served two terms as the Semambu Assemblyman
01:02in Pahang.
01:03He had been at odds with PKR's leadership since attending Bersama's launch in May
01:08and defended his presence at the party's events, saying he was merely participating in activities held in his constituency.
01:16Han Yudro, FMT.
