Utusan apologises to DAP over article on Tanda Putera

(TMI) – “You have gone for gutter journalism as far as responsible journalism is concerned. The lies heaped on Guan Eng and Kit Siang are unimagineable by a national paper.

DAP has accepted Utusan Malaysia’s apology to its leaders Lim Kit Siang (pic) and Lim Guan Eng over an article on the controversial Tanda Putera film.

Chairman Karpal Singh said this is the last time the party will accept an apology from the Umno-owned newspaper.

“We accepted their apology but Utusan cannot go on lying. We will give them this opportunity to turn over a new leaf,” he said at a press conference at Parliament lobby today.

The Malay-language daily carried a report titled “Cuba sembunyi kebiadaban DAP” (Try to hide DAP’s rudeness) where it was alleged that that Guan Eng, the Penang Chief Minister, had attempted to block the screening of the movie in the state’s cinemas to allegedly hide the rude action of a DAP leader.

The DAP leader was identified in the report as Kit Siang, who it said had allegedly urinated in front of the then Selangor menteri besar’s residence during the riots in May 13, 1969.

Kit Siang had repeatedly stated he was not in Kuala Lumpur during the riots.

Karpal said the newspaper now has to display its apology in the same size and prominence as the offending article.

He took Utusan to task, saying that the paper must practise responsible journalism.

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