On Dec 12, the New Straits Times ( NST ) published a news article which reported that I had lost to the incumbent DAP national women's wing chief Chong Eng, who is also member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam, in the DAP's first-ever national women's section election.
I was indeed shocked and deeply perturbed to read the news article which was written by the NST 's political editor Shahrum Sayuthi entitled ‘DAP's Lims sweat over dissenters'.
I wish to state categorically that I did not contest for the women's chief position in the DAP's (first-ever) national women's section election on Dec 9, 2012.
I fail to understand how on earth would I have lost to Chong Eng if I did not contest in the first place?
This reflects very badly on NST 's severe lack of professionalism. It is also a serious breach of journalistic ethics. NST is clearly out of line.
I strongly condemn such an irresponsible and unethical writing of such, as it is tantamount to false reporting which is clearly actionable.
I therefore demand that the writer Shahrum Sayuthi and the NST immediately retract the above references to me and also simultaneously issue a public apology and publish it in all publications of the NST group. I reserve all my legal rights.