Malay rights group Perkasa has denied that it had distributed warning letters to Chinese traders in the Tenang state constituency.

Singling it out as the work of "desperados" who has an ulterior motive against Perkasa, its secretary-general, Syed Hassan Syed Ali said anybody in the right frame of mind would not have believe Johor Perkasa would have resorted to such a stupid act.

"This is an attempt by an individual or groups to discredit Perkasa in efforts to sway the support of Chinese voters to the opposition in the coming state by-election. It is an immoral and devilish act," he said in a text message to the media today.

He was commenting on Perkasa Johor letterheads being distributed in the Tenang state constituency, warning Chinese shopkeepers against raising prices of goods during the by-election campaign.

Such tactic had also been used in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election, he said, adding that Perkasa would lodge a police report on the incident.

- Bernama