PETALING JAYA: A PAS division leader who suggested that Malaysia will have its first Chinese prime minister by 2058 is considering legal action against a political leader.
Sungai Buloh PAS division chief Zaharudin Muhammad, who is also the son-in-law to PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, claims that DAP deputy secretary-general Steven Sim as well as a news portal "spun" his now-deleted Facebook posting with the initial remarks.
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“I never intended to criticise the appointment of Datuk Johnny Lim Eng Seng as the Army's first Chinese Lieutenant General.
“Sim and the website have spun my original posting, which included a photo of Lim for illustrative purposes,” he said in a new Facebook posting Thursday (June 26).
He went on to say that DAP has been pushing its "Malaysian Malaysia" concept, which includes the possibility of a non-Malay prime minister.
“They know that I am strongly against that and based on this prejudice, they immediately interpreted my post according to their prejudice,” Zaharudin said.
He added that he deleted his original posting after a barrage of negative comments from cybertroopers – not because he was afraid of the legal implications.
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“I will speak to my lawyers about taking action against the website, which spun my original post, and I will also discuss... possible legal action against Sim,” he said.
In his original post, the PAS man suggested that Malaysia would have its first Chinese prime minister by 2058 following the appointment of Lim as Lieutenant General.
Meanwhile, Sim said that he was merely speaking out in reaction to Zaharuddin’s post.
“I merely spoke out against this racist action and defended the Malaysian Armed Forces.
"In fact, his party has acknowledged that its members acted in such a manner in their media statement,” he said, urging the authorities to take firm legal action on Zaharuddin.
"If defending the harmony of Malaysia's multi-racial society and the dignity of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the reason this PAS leader wants to sue me, I am ready,” added Sim.
Lim, a Melaka-born officer, has served in the military for 41 years and said he joined in 1984 to help in the effort against insurgents.
