"I alone can make an empire out of a republic, to restore former glory, to return lost territories and pride for this country," Vader said in a party statement.
Balakrishnan, who came to the UK from Malaysia, was formally expelled from the Communist party of England, which also no longer exists, due to "conspiratorial and splittist activities", according to a party statement of the time.
The party statement, made after a five-hour emergency meeting of the leadership, amounted to a stinging rebuke of a man whose stature appeared untouchable just two months ago.
More than 100,000 have registered in the past year, but only those who registered before Jan . 12 , 2016will be allowed to vote for leader in the upcoming ballot, according to a party statement.
"[Golding] said the challenges of the last four years have taken their toll and it was appropriate now to make way for new leadership to continue the programmes of economic recovery and transformation while mobilising the party for victory in the next general elections," the party statement said.
Following is the official translation of the party statement, translated by state news agency Xinhua.
