Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh is taking legal action against Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria for falsely claiming she is the daughter of YTL Corporation Berhad's founder. Razman's statement, made during a speech, went viral and led to Yeoh's strong condemnation on X.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has vowed to pursue legal action against Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria for falsely claiming she is the daughter of YTL Corporation Berhad's founder, Yeoh Tiong Lay. Yeoh took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to address the comments made by Razman during a recent 30-minute speech, an excerpt of which containing the false claim went viral. \'Actually, Razman's speech that accused me of many things went over a minute long.
Wait for a letter from my lawyer. 'Slander cannot be allowed to become a norm, especially by a man of religion,' said the Segambut member of parliament (MP). In the viral clip, Razman called Yeoh the 'child of a rich person' and stated, 'Hannah Yeoh is a child of a rich person. She is the daughter of YTL... UMNO was 'smart' back then and sold the Perak-Hanjoong Simen (a cement company) to YTL for profit.' Yeoh vehemently refuted the claim, stating, 'PAS needs to understand that not all Yeohs are related.' \According to Malaysiakini, Razman made these remarks during a speech at the Ceramah Kebangkitan Rakyat in Parit, Perak, on 26 January. However, Razman has since apologized for the comments, admitting to his factual error in relating the minister to the corporate giant. In a Facebook post on 27 January, he wrote, 'I acknowledge my factual error regarding the connection between Hannah Yeoh and YTL. I admit that Hannah Yeoh has no ties to any corporate figures or the YTL company. It was an unintentional slip of the tongue.' Despite the apology, Razman expressed disappointment with the media coverage of his speech, claiming it deliberately highlighted his mistake while ignoring other parts of the speech and the success of the three-day programme. He also extended his apology to Yeoh, YTL, and any other party who may have been affected or offended by his statement
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