PETALING JAYA: Former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Supreme Council member Datuk Rais Hussin has quit the party.
Rais, who had played an active role in Bersatu's establishment, said he handed in his resignation letter yesterday.
He said he had not been active in the party since 2020 following a heart procedure and had been focusing on developing the EMIR Research think tank.
"Although I am not a member of Bersatu, I will still actively pursue my struggle for a better Malaysia based on five core principles: reforms, justice, inclusiveness, progressiveness, and wasatiyyah (justly balanced approach)," he said in a statement today.
"This is what led me to co-found Bersatu then, despite the monumental tasks ahead," said the president and chief executive officer of EMIR Research and former Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC) chairman.
Rais said he never shied away from speaking the brutal truth to the powers that be and that it came with cost numerous times.
"Be that as it may, I cherished the various responsibilities in the party and then in the Pakatan Harapan coalition," he said.
"It has been a very educational and experiential journey from 2015, and I have learned much from this political voyage that will surely help guide and shape me moving forward."