PPP president M Kayveas has made an impassionate plea to the media to stop quoting sacked party member NA Shanmuganathan who had been making serious allegations against the party leadership.

kayveas supreme council meeting 240609 Kayveas said Shanmuganathan had little credibility as he was a bankrupt who possesses a bogus doctorate.

“Whatever he said are not facts and are slanderous, but there is no point in taking action against him because he is a bankrupt,” said Kayveas during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

Shanmuganathan is a key aide to Kayveas’ protege-turned-nemesis T Murugiah, who is trying to wrest control of the party.

On Monday, Shanmuganathan lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) accusing Kayveas of swindling party money.

Shanmuganathan claimed that the financial statement submitted to the Registrar of Societies shows that the party income for 2008 was RM330,867, but the balance sheet states that deposits to the party account was only RM32,203.

According to New Straits Times yesterday, Shanmuganathan alleged Kayveas had instead channelled the money to a legal firm run by the latter’s wife Messers Blanche, Kayveas and Co.

Shanmuganathan also claimed that the financial statements said the party was “contingently liable” of RM3 million to the firm for rendering professional services.

Kayveas denies allegations

ppp supreme council member dismissal 14052009 n shanmuganathan 01 In reply, Kayveas said it was impossible for Shanmuganathan ( right ) to get hold of such information as the party has yet to submit the 2008 accounts to the Registrar of Societies.

“We never filled the accounts because we have just finished our annual general meeting and we are still compiling records. We have 60 days to file it,” he told reporters before chairing an emergency supreme council meeting today.

The meeting was held to discuss possible legal action against Shanmuganathan and several news organisations namely Malay daily Sinar Harian , New Straits Times and two Tamil dailies Tamil Nesan

and Makkal Osai.

Kayveas said the party was contemplating such measures because the newspapers named, had on too many occasions, published defamatory news against him and the party without attempting to verify the facts.

He was particularly upset over Makkal Osai over its reporting on the PPP spat and also took issues with NST for publishing Shanmuganathan’s allegations, despite him issuing the paper a statement denying the allegations.

In the case of Makkal Osai , Kayveas said PPP had so far issued three legal notices urging the paper to retract certain defamatory articles.

He said the party was also contemplating lodging a police report against Shanmuganathan for criminal defamation.