Former Kedah state executive council member V Arumugam, who returned from India today, said he had left because there were threats on his life and that of his family.
Other than that he said there were pressure on him to leave the PKR party.
"I fled to Mumbai alone to seek peace of mind and only returned after the conclusion of the by-election for the Bukit Selambau state seat as I feel the situation would have cooled down and it would be safe," he told Bernama upon his arrival at about 3pm.
But Arumugam refused to reveal who had pressured him to defect. He said that only by leaving the country could he escape from being a victim of circumstances.
"I don't regret giving up the two posts (state assemblyman and executive councillor) on Feb 8," he told Bernama at the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, in Alor Setar.
His family were waiting for him at the airport, while S Manikumar, the PKR candidate who won the Bukit Selambau by-election yesterday was also there to greet him.
Arumugam won the Bukit Selambau state seat as an independent candidate in the March 8 general election last year before joining PKR.
As he is still a PKR member, he said it is up to the party leadership to decide on his position in PKR.
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