Khairy to sue Gobind over allegation

SEREMBAN: Khairy Jamaluddin will sue Gobind Singh Deo after the general election because the Puchong DAP parliamentary candidate has alleged that the Umno Youth deputy chief had insulted the Indian community.

Khairy, who is the Rembau Barisan Nasional parliamentary seat candidate, said he could not allow such an irresponsible statement by Gobind Singh to spread because it was very serious and a case of personal attack, which had gone overboard.

“If you attack me personally on other things, it is okay. But when they attack me by saying I have insulted the other races or the Indians, I have to take legal action,” he told reporters yesterday after a meet-the-people session in Rantau.

About 1,000 people – mostly Indians – turned up for the session. Also present was Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

It had been reported in the press on Saturday that Gobind Singh had allegedly said Khairy had threatened the Hindu Action Rights Force (Hindraf) before.

He had said it during a ceramah for Lembah Pantai Parti Keadilan Rakyat parliamentary seat candidate Nurul Izzah Anwar in Brickfields.

Khairy added that the opposition had misinterpreted his speech during the Umno General Assembly last year and they were distributing VCDs of it.

“What I touched on in the assembly was Bersih, not the gathering of the Indian community. They give the wrong impression as if I have insulted the Indians, this is a huge lie,” he said.

He added that the Indians had already voiced their support for his candidacy and the question of Indians being insulted had not arisen.

“I told them I will be a wakil rakyat for all the races, Malays, Indians and Chinese. We need to develop Malaysia together,” he said.

---THE STAR