Vincent Tan contended that Kedah MB Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s campaign speech is defamatory as it labelled the businessperson as a ‘taukeh’ of Selangor MB Amirudin Shari while mentioning a state river project.

In a reply filed at the Shah Alam High Court, the veteran businessperson contended that this implication could result in a misunderstanding from the audience present during the Kedah state election campaign at Dataran Darulaman, Jitra, on Aug 2.

The plaintiff claimed that the speech mentioned the tycoon’s name “Vincent Tan”, labelled him as among several “taikun-taikun besar” (major tycoons), being a “taukeh” of a “cokia” MB, as...