In a Facebook post, Sura assemblyman Tengku Fakhruddin Fauzi said Bersatu leaders were being “slaughtered one by one” merely to preserve power.

“The party that once called itself united has now lost its soul,” he said.

“If this is the situation, Bersatu might as well leave PN. Its presence is now like an evening shadow – fading without impact, and disappearing without a trace.”

Bersatu sacked Kelantan deputy speaker Farid Zawawi and Bersatu Youth exco member Wan Meor Safwat Naqiuddin Shamsuddin yesterday. It also suspended Mersing MP Islahuddin Abas and Bukit Bunga assemblyman Almidi Jaafar for two terms.

Disciplinary board chairman Radzi Manan said they were sacked or suspended for contravening the party constitution and its code of conduct and ethics. They may file an appeal within the next two weeks.

Deputy youth chief Faiz Rahmad, Kedah deputy speaker and Sungai Tiang assemblyman Abdul Razak Khamis, and Suka Menanti assemblyman Dzowahir Ab Ghani were sacked last week.

Seven others have also been suspended – Perak assemblymen Ahmad Man (Kuala Sepetang) and Syed Lukman Hakim Syed Zin (Chenderoh), Perak MP Nordin Ahmad Ismail (Lumut), Pahang MP Khalib Abdullah (Rompin), Kelantan MPs Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (Tanah Merah) and Khlir Nor (Ketereh) and Terengganu MP Rosol Wahid (Hulu Terengganu).