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Malacca DAP pushed into political crisis, says daily

ARFA YUNUS KUALA LUMPUR news@nst.com.my

THE resignation of 182 DAP members, with five to 40 years’ membership in the party, in Malacca recently, is one of the worst blows to DAP.

Among them, six were branch chairmen, branch women section committee members, several leaders and active members.

Some were also candidates fielded in the last election and young professionals, pushing Malacca DAP into an unprecedented political crisis, said a commentary in the Oriental Daily.

It said to those outside the state, they might not be familiar with those who resigned, and some even said they were not active in DAP.

“However, in Malacca, their in-