GEORGE TOWN: Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu (pic) has quit DAP.

He also confirmed that he will be leaving the constituency to contest in the Sungai Pinang state seat in the general election.

Teh made the announcement after tendering a letter along with his membership cards to Sri Tanjung Bungah DAP branch chairman Lim Cheng Hoe at his service centre here on Sunday (April 8).

There were talks that he will be joining Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), but Teh declined to reveal any details until Monday (April 9).

The letter, which he read out during the press conference, was addressed to state DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow, expressing his intention to leave the party.

Lim, when asked later, said he will be submitting the letter to the Penang DAP headquarters on Monday.

Teh, who is known as "Lone Ranger", had announced that he will leave DAP after the dissolution of Parliament.

The two-term DAP assemblyman was known to be vocal in environmental issues such as hillslope developments, reclamation, and high-density mega projects, and the limitation of chief minister’s tenure to two terms.