The following are the only portions in V Thirunama Karasu’s 21-page witness statement which have been ruled admissible by the royal commission to probe the Lingam tape.

Sending files to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house

On or around early 1995, Dato VK Lingam told me to come to his house to follow him to his friend’s house. I went to Dato VK Lingam’s house at 11.00 pm. Little did I know then that his friend was Tun Eusoff Chin. Dato VK Lingam brought a few files and we drove to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house. Upon arriving there, Dato VK Lingam told me to come and pick him up later when he calls me in my house.

I went back to my house. Dato VK Lingam called me around 12.30 pm to 1.00 am and I drove Dato V K Lingam’s BMW to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house to pick him up there. When I arrived at Tun Eusoff Chin’s, I saw Dato VK Lingam talking to Tun Eusoff Chin and telling Tun Eusoff Chin, “Thank you my Lord, Thank you my Lord”. Only then I realised that this was Tun Eusoff Chin’s house.

On several other occasions from 1995 to 1996 , I had driven Dato VK Lingam to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house using different cars. On one occasion Dato VK Lingam told me that the reason he is using different cars to go to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house is because he does not want to be noticed by other people.

On one occasion, when the Perwaja incident was being investigated, I was present in Dato VK Lingam’s house. His wife Datin Dr Gnanajothy shouted at Dato VK Lingam asking him to stop all these nonsense with the judges because there will be another investigation. Following this, I too once advised Dato VK Lingam to stop going to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house but Dato VK Lingam told me not to worry as he knows what he was doing.

Intended purchase of house for Tun Eusoff Chin

On or around October 1995, I was instructed by Dato VK Lingam to bring the house keys for the house No 2, SS1/38, Kg Tunku, Petaling Jaya. I accordingly went there to Dato VK Lingam’s house and I met Tun Eusoff Chin and his wife at Dato VK Lingam’s house.

Subsequently I followed Dato VK Lingam in his BMW (registration no WDV 788). Tun Eusoff Chin and his wife followed our car in their Mercedes Benz. At the back of Tun Eusoff Chin’s car, Dato VK Lingam’s bodyguards namely Ramli and Budiman were following in a car bearing registration number WCN 8981.

In the car, Dato VK Lingam told me that he wants to give the house at No 2, SS1/38, Kg Tunku, Petaling Jaya to Tun Eusoff Chin as a gift. Upon arriving at this house, I showed Tun Eusoff Chin and his wife the house in the presence of Dato VK Lingam. However, from the conversation between Dato VK Lingam and Tun Eusoff Chin, I gathered that Tun Eusoff Chin and his wife were not happy. I heard Tun Eusoff Chin telling Dato VK Lingam he wants a bigger land to build a house of his own choice.

In the car, on our way back, Dato VK Lingam told me to look for two plots of land as Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Dato VK Lingam want to buy the land for Tun Eusoff Chin. I contacted Mr PM Vijendran who was then working for Reapfields Sdn Bhd. Dato VK Lingam also told me to tell (second eldest brother) Dato Sivaparanjothi and (youngest brother) Mr Panjaratnam to look for the two plots of land.

Handbag and wallet given to Tun Eusoff Chin

On or about 1996, I was instructed by Dato VK Lingam to go to Tun Eusoff Chin’s house to deliver a briefcase with a brown envelope in it. There were some documents in it. Together with this briefcase, I also delivered a ladies handbag and a man’s wallet. Dato VK Lingam told me that these items were from Italy. I personally gave it to Tun Eusoff Chin.

Purchase of handphones

On or about January to March 1996, I was given cash sum of RM1,200 by Dato VK Lingam to purchase a handphone from Mutiara Telecommunication at Lot 1, Level 1, Shahzan Prudential Tower, No 30, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur for Tun Eusoff Chin. I bought the handphone and brought to Dato VK Lingam’s office.

Subsequent paragraphs ruled inadmissible

Portions struck out by the commission included Lingam’s ties with top judges other than Eusoff.

Also ruled inadmissible is Thirunama’s story about how Lingam forced him to pretend to be crazy after he confessed to the Anti-Corruption Agency about his elder brother’s activities during a probe in 1998.