Ramasamy's lawyer says that the suit is vital as the daily did not apologise after publishing defamatory articles.
KUALA LUMPUR: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today filed a defamation suit for RM5 million each against English daily, The Star and its journalist Ian McIntyre.
He is also seeking an interim injunction against the daily and McIntyre to stop them from publishing articles defaming him.
The suit was filed in Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Ramasamy was accompanied by his lawyers A Sivanesan who is also Sungkai state assemblyman, A Magesan, R Kenghadharan and R Prabhakaran.
Speaking to journalists at the court lobby, Sivanesan said: “My client had to file a suit because The Star did not heed Ramasamy’s demand for an apology on Dec 28 last year.
“The second article implied that my client is a hypocrite, has no moral standing, dishonest, untrustworthy, illegal leader, without calibre and does not deserve to hold his positions,” said Sivanesan.
On Dec 23 last year, The Star published an article entitled “Distress in DAP continues” by McIntyre.
The article quoted Ramasamy as saying that there was a plot to oust him because he turned down requests for projects and favours from grassroot members.
Ramasamy accused The Star of publishing a baseless report and denied the allegations on Dec 26.
The Star then published the allegations again on Dec 27 in an article entitled “What Ramasamy said in the interview with The Star”.
This article alleged that Ramasamy is having an extra-marital affair.
Sivanesan also said that the two articles has damaged Ramasamy’s position as a leader and hurt his character and reputation.
The suit also alleged that McIntyre had published the articles to paint the DAP in a bad picture.
KUALA LUMPUR: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today filed a defamation suit for RM5 million each against English daily, The Star and its journalist Ian McIntyre.He is also seeking an interim injunction against the daily and McIntyre to stop them from publishing articles defaming him.
The suit was filed in Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Ramasamy was accompanied by his lawyers A Sivanesan who is also Sungkai state assemblyman, A Magesan, R Kenghadharan and R Prabhakaran.
Speaking to journalists at the court lobby, Sivanesan said: “My client had to file a suit because The Star did not heed Ramasamy’s demand for an apology on Dec 28 last year.
“The second article implied that my client is a hypocrite, has no moral standing, dishonest, untrustworthy, illegal leader, without calibre and does not deserve to hold his positions,” said Sivanesan.
On Dec 23 last year, The Star published an article entitled “Distress in DAP continues” by McIntyre.
The article quoted Ramasamy as saying that there was a plot to oust him because he turned down requests for projects and favours from grassroot members.
Ramasamy accused The Star of publishing a baseless report and denied the allegations on Dec 26.
The Star then published the allegations again on Dec 27 in an article entitled “What Ramasamy said in the interview with The Star”.
This article alleged that Ramasamy is having an extra-marital affair.
Sivanesan also said that the two articles has damaged Ramasamy’s position as a leader and hurt his character and reputation.
The suit also alleged that McIntyre had published the articles to paint the DAP in a bad picture.
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