JOHOR BARU: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will be serving a notice to Senator Datuk T. Murugiah tomorrow to ask him to vacate his deputy minister post within 14 days, said its president Datuk M. Kayveas.

Speaking to reporters after attending PPP functions here today, Kayveas said the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department should resign as he had obtained the post when he was still a member of the party.

Murugiah was sacked from the party on May 16 this year.

Kayveas also said the party would be holding an open contest for all Malaysians to design a new logo for PPP.

First, second and third prize winners will respectively receive RM5,000, RM3,000 and RM1,000 while RM500 will be given to three consolation prize winners.

Details on the contest will be made availabe at www.ppp.org.my beginning Dec 7.