Syed Husin went on to blame members for not using proper channels to lodge complaints and “over-reporting” by the media for making these problems seem prevalent.

He described these two factors as unfortunate.

“The problems are not as grave as the media make it out to be.

“The problems between Azmin and Rafizi are not as bad as reported,” he said, referring to the party’s number two, Mohamed Azmin Ali, and his challenger, former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli.

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to commemorate the life of prominent intellectual Rustam A Sani.

Past reports have shown that the two leaders have taken veiled jabs at each other in the run-up to the PKR elections.

The PKR polls itself has been plagued with technical glitches, with the Kuala Selangor polls postponed today to another date to be fixed due to the failure of the e-voting system. This was blamed on an internet glitch.

There have also been allegations of money politics, the latest being Sungai Siput MP S Kesavan, accused of offering a RM500 bribe to a PKR member to support him during the party election.

Kesavan has denied the claim, although reports have been lodged with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and police.

Syed Husin also said that despite the many complaints, not many have lodged formal complaints.

“There are claims of money politics and sabotage, but no official complaints. So it is difficult to investigate.”