Guan Eng demands apology from G3, threatens legal action
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged a new coalition known as "Gagasan Kuasa 3" (G3) to apologise and retract its allegations that he had diverted funds meant for Malay students to temples.
Lim said the inflammatory speech during G3's launch yesterday is untrue but the video recording of it has been widely circulated. He said he has received advice from lawyers to seek an apology...
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has urged a new coalition known as "Gagasan Kuasa 3" (G3) to apologise and retract its allegations that he had diverted funds meant for Malay students to temples.
Lim said the inflammatory speech during G3's launch yesterday is untrue but the video recording of it has been widely circulated. He said he has received advice from lawyers to seek an apology.
"They alleged that I had instructed for the allocation meant for the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) programme to be given to the Malay community to be instead given to Chinese temples, that is a malicious slander because none of it ever happened.
Lim also urged the coalition to apologise and withdraw the statements and allegations against him or face legal action.
"I don't know their names. I urge them to show proof (of their claims, or) withdraw (those comments) and apologise. Or else, I will take legal action," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.
He said a police report would be lodged over the speech because it was evident that this was an attempt to stir ethnic tension.
"I think everyone knows that the issue (surrounding Icerd) was not raised by DAP. Who are the ones who raised it? .... It wasn't us.
"They are trying to flare up racial sentiments. We have never raised this issue, and certain quarters are trying to link DAP (to this issue) for their own political reasons," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.
"It is very dangerous because they want to incite (the public) to increase the turnout during the Dec 8 rally to meet their own agendas... This is dangerous. There would be no problems if it is to be a peaceful protest," Lim said.
During the launch yesterday, G3 claimed that Putrajaya's intention to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) was part of DAP's agenda to remove constitutional provisions concerning Islam, Malays, bumiputera and the Malay rulers.
It is understood that Lim was referring to a widely circulated 2:39-minute video clip depicting Azwanddin Hamzah addressing a crowd before the launch.
A group known as Ummah has pledged to gather at least 500,000 people in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 8 in protest against the ratification of Icerd.
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