Asked whether he has informed his party leaders, namely Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Zaidi skirted the issue.
“In this country, everyone has the right and freedom to join any party.
“Amanah leaders also did it after quitting from PAS,” he quipped.
Zaidi added that nevertheless, his membership in Amanah will be terminated once he signed on with the DAP.
When contacted, Mujahid merely said “This is a free country; Amanah believes in free choice”.
During the press conference, Chow also dismissed perception that DAP is a Chinese-dominated party, arguing that as can be seen in today's event, "we have membership applications from members of other races".
"Hopefully, this will strengthen the DAP," he said.
Other than Zaidi, the new DAP members included Syed Sulaiman Shaik Abdul Kader, Mohd Sophian Mohd Zain, Noor Syawani Md Amin , Derek Tan Kean Theng and Mohd Izral Suhaimi.