Lawyers for former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak argued at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today whether Najib has the legal standing to initiate his defamation suit against the former transport minister.

Ling's lawyers, led by Ranjit Singh, argued in the application to strike out Najib's suit that the plaintiff was suing in his official capacity, and not in his personal capacity, as the former MCA president's call for Najib to resign was referring to Najib as the prime minister.