I meant the area was dark, Baling MP says on controversial comment

Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim apologises and retracts his statement again. FMTNews DewanRakyat

KUALA LUMPUR: Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim this morning apologised for his comment on the skin colour of a DAP MP which sparked a shouting match in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

Speaking this morning, he said he had no intention of insulting anyone by calling them dark, and that the area where Kasthuri sat yesterday was indeed dim.

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