DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has taken the blame for the resignation of one MP and three state assemblypersons in Malacca from the party.

In a statement today, he said he apologised to the party and the public for his decision to trust the quartet, whom he dubbed the "Gang of Four".

The four are Kota Melaka MP Sim Tong Him, and three assemblypersons Goh Leong San (Duyong), Lim Jak Wong (Bachang) and Chin Choong Seong (Kesidang).