UNLIKE Soi Lek, I did not have secret relations with my ex-staff, my wife never hit anyone

I wish to condemn in the strongest possible terms the attempted character assassination not only against me but also against my wife and children by BN and MCA. Clearly BN will practice the dirtiest politics to try to topple democratically elected leaders, even attacking innocent members of the family.

Before this my 15 year old son, who is still at minor, was accused of sexually molesting his female classmate by UMNO Online, UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaludin and pro-UMNO blogs.

A picture of the alleged female victim of my son was also posted on the internet. The alleged female victim was identified Anya Corke, a chess champion from Hong Kong, who had never met me or my son. No apology was forthcoming from UMNO Online or Khairy Jamaludin and neither was there any action taken by both the police and Malaysian Communications &Multimedia Commision on the various police reports filed by me.

In contrast, immediate action is taken when such smear campaign is directed against BN leaders.

REPEAT the remarks outside the assembly so that we can SUE YOU!

Having failed to destroy my son and affect me, the BN media machinery has now undertaken another smear campaign through MCA against my wife. Melaka MCA Chair Datuk Gan Tian Loo has abused the Melaka State Assembly privelege and immunity by making false allegations of a private moral scandal against me and my wife in the Melaka State Assembly.

I want Gan to repeat his allegations outside so that my wife and me can file a legal suit against him for defamation for making such “kurang ajar” or uncouth remarks.

If Gan fails to do so, then he has shown himself to be a coward who is unfit to be a leader, an EXCO member and a wakil rakyat. Worse, he will show himself unworthy to be a husband and father of his children who can make false allegations against another to destroy not just his political career but also the family’s happiness. What kind of leader is Gan when he is willing to be used as a lackey of UMNO to play such gutter politics?

To clear BN's name, Najib should order Gan to repeat allegations

DAP had never indulged in gutter politics. DAP had never abused and misused parliamentary privilege and proceedings to attack MCA President Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek private moral scandal in Parliament when he was caught in a pornographic video tape having an extra-marital affair with another woman.

Instead most of the attacks were made by MCA leaders during the MCA party crisis. However I regret that despite the restraint shown by DAP towards Chua, MCA is shamelessly willing to stoop so low.

I would not ask Chua Soi Lek to direct Gan to repeat his false allegations against me outside the House. After all Chua has no moral authority to direct his subordinate in view of Chua’s previous moral scandal.

Instead Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak should direct MCA to repeat their false allegations outside the Melaka State Assembly that my wife assaulted my former staff because of her close or secret relationship with me.

Let Betty and I prove in court that Lim Guan Eng is NOT Chua Soi Lek

I have no close or secret relationship with my former staff. My wife had never assaulted me or anyone in her life.

Let my wife and me prove in court that MCA lied and ask MCA to expose their attempted character assassination as well as the source of this false information. Let MCA repeat their allegations publicly so that my wife and me can prove in court that, “Lim Guan Eng is not Chua Soi Lek!”.

Lim Guan Eng is the Penang Chief Minister and DAP sec-gen

(Editor's note: MCA president Chua Soi Lek was caught in a video scandal that showed him having extra-marital sex with a woman who was not his wife. The public embarrassment forced his resignation as Health minister although he made a controversial comeback in the MCA 2010 party elections. Nonetheless, given the protests against his adultery, Chua has not be reinstated as a Cabinet Minister - the first time an MCA president has been so snubbed.)