Medical student apologises over sexist remarks
Kiren Raj read out a statement apologising to Kong’s family members, the public and IMU, and retracted his Facebook comments during a press conference at Wisma MCA today. — AFP pic
“The comments I posted were not directed at any individual and meant no harm. The comments were my imagination in nature. Upon realising , I removed my comments as soon as possible. The 26-year-old final year student also said he did not want to cause friction in Malaysia and did not mean to make derogatory comments against women.
Kiren later also insulted the size of Chinese men’s private parts and remarked about a “plan” to push Chinese out of the country, which caused Gerakan Youth to lodge a police report.
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