Four reports lodged over ‘insult’ on FB


A matter of face: (From left) Ooi, Penang MIC Youth chief M. Pirakash and his deputy Sethu (in blue) showing the police reports to the media outside the district police headquarters in Patani Road.

GEORGE TOWN: Four police reports have been lodged against Nibong Tebal Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) over a Facebook posting allegedly insulting Indians.

State MIC Youth deputy chief M. Sethu said the posting by PPBM division head Yaakob Osman had insinuated that the Indian community was “always looking for money” in any given situation.

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