Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos has
challenged those who accused him of uttering the words "Cina Babi (Chinese
pigs)" to provide evidence.
He said clear proof must be presented since the issue had
also been used on billboards to influence Chinese voters for Saturday's
by-election.
"Prove the allegation, if there is a video (of me
making the remark), make it viral," he was quoted as saying by the BN
Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) website.
Jamal also called on those who spread the slander against
him to apologise or face legal action.
The Umno man said a police report had been filed, and he
would initiate legal proceedings if the parties involved refused to apologise.
"I have denied ever making such a remark, which has
been made into a huge issue. To me, this is an extreme form of provocation. I
want them to apologise," he added.
According to Jamal, the opposition was desperate to the
point that it had to resort to such tactics to win over Chinese voters.
However, he was confident that the more the opposition
indulged in slander, more people would support BN.
Jamal was accused of making the derogatory remark during the
controversial red-shirt rally in Kuala Lumpur last year.
The gathering was held after photographs of participants at
the earlier Bersih rally stomping on images of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak
and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang emerged.
The Sungai Besar by-election would witness a three-cornered
fight between BN’s Budiman Mohd Zohdi, Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) candidate
Azhar Abdul Shukur and PAS’ Dr Abdul Rani Osman.
Source MKini-
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