Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim has given Lim Guan Eng four days to retract and publicly apologise for Lim’s statement linking him to the controversial Penang undersea tunnel project.

The Umno lawmaker said Lim has four days to publish his apology in mainstream newspapers, news channels and online portals, failing which the Penang chief minister would be dragged to court for defamation.

"I have instructed my lawyer to send two letters of demand to Lim, which were sent to Lim's office about 3.40pm and to his Jalan Pinhorn bungalow in Penang at 4.30pm, yesterday.

"This is the proof that his (Lim's office) has received the letters," Azeez told a press conference in Parliament today, holding up a copy of the said documents...