High Court orders former Padang Serai MP to pay RM150,000 to couple over defamation suit

By NURBAITI HAMDAN

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ordered former Padang Serai MP N. Gobalakrishnan to pay RM150,000 in damages to a couple over defamatory WhatsApp messages involving allegations of them cheating several businessmen.

Lawyer Rueben Mathiavaranam, who represented S. Selvakumar and R. Indrani, said that Judicial Commissioner Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan awarded Selvakumar RM50,000 in damages while Indrani was awarded RM100,000 in damages.

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N. Gobalakrishnan , defamation , Whatsapp , High Court , S. Selvakumar , R. Indrani

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