Former Gerakan and MCA strongman Lim Boo Chang joint PKR

sun2surf - Former Gerakan and MCA strongman Lim Boo Chang has moved to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), citing the emergence of a two-party system in Malaysian politics as a persuading factor to join the federal Opposition party.

PKR adviser and de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced Lim’s membership during his visit to Penang yesterday.

Lim, who led 351 of his supporters to join PKR, said the decision was made "after careful evaluation of the present political scenario of our country and a deeper understanding of the political objectives of PKR".

There was a minor stir in the City Stadium when Lim showed up smiling at the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leadership's meet-the-people session last night.

Lim had resigned from MCA on April 4.

Lim stunned the Penang political scene in late 1999 when he and Lim Chien Aun, son of former Chief Minister and Gerakan founding-member Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, crossed over from Gerakan to MCA just days after the Barisan Nasional (BN) won the general election.... selanjutnya.