Johor DAP vice-chairperson S Ramakrishnan has dismissed the claims by Bersatu’s associate wing chief Edmund Santhara Kumar that 1,000 Johor DAP members had attempted to defect to Bersatu.

“With the political situation in the country reaching a stalemate, some individuals seem bent on creating a storm in the proverbial tea cup, just to get the attention of their new masters.

“The recent media statement by Segamat MP Santhara claiming that...