GEORGE TOWN: After two weeks of “no-show” at Pakatan Rakyat events which fuelled talk that he would quit the party, Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff has emerged to say he is staying put.

“I have been down with fever and flu for over two weeks after returning from a Youth conference in Manila.

“I was too sick to attend most of the functions but I did show up in court to show my support for PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“So talk of me jumping ship is a non-issue,” he said.

Yusmadi underwent a medical check-up at Hospital Universiti in Petaling Jaya yesterday.

“PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has also given me medical advice,” he said, adding that he still felt numbness on the right side of his head.

Speculation has been rife that more PKR elected representatives were planning to leave the party after Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim quit PKR last Friday.