KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- Mohd Shukri Ramli has insisted that his resignation as Perlis menteri besar was due to health reasons and not connected to the ongoing political upheaval in the state.

The Sanglang assemblyman and former Perlis PAS commissioner told a press conference, broadcast live on his Facebook page, that he was unaware of statutory declarations (SDs) filed by eight assemblymen withdrawing support for him until the day they were submitted, according to a report by the New Straits Times.

Shukri said he was not angry with the assemblymen but acknowledged he may have been "too kind" and placed too much trust in the friendships he had formed.

"I didn't know about the move. I had no information. It happened so suddenly. I only ...