Zakir Naik vs Ramasamy: Court allows bid to amend defence statements


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here has allowed an application by Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy (pic) to amend his defence statements in a suit filed against him by controversial Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik.

Zakir filed the suit in October last year claiming that Ramasamy had issued defamatory statements against him and linking him to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) issue.

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