KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 -- Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli says 75 per cent of more than 20,000 members in Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) have no connection to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), rejecting claims that the newly launched party is made up of disgruntled PKR members.

According to Kosmo! Online, Rafizi was responding to accusations that Bersama, launched on May 17, was a "party of sore losers" or former PKR members dissatisfied with the political establishment.

He said critics had repeatedly pushed only a handful of narratives against the party.

"So far, those criticising Bersama only have two or three talking points. One is that it is a party of disgruntled people. They don't realise that 75 per cent of Bersama m...