In response, Tamil Malar managing director SM Periasamy says that he is prepared for the matter, adding he has all the evidence against Rajayoga Power Transcendental Meditation Centre.
PETALING JAYA: Following an accusation by a Tamil daily yesterday, a well known meditation group said that it will take legal action against the newspaper for allegedly criticising its founder.
Rajayoga Power Transcendental Meditation Centre’s (RPT) managing director, known as Dr Komala was reported by Malaysian Nanban saying that she will file the suit against those who disparage the group’s founder V Balakrishnan, with ‘conjectures and unverified facts’.
When FMT checked on the matter, a source close to RPT confirmed that the meditation centre will take legal action against Tamil Malar.
“We are really disappointed with the daily for carrying a false report which has tarnished RPT’s image among the public,” said the source, who declined to named.
Yesterday, Tamil Malar managing director SM Periasamy lodged a police report against RPT after several people, claiming to be Balakrishnan’s followers, created a ruckus at the newspaper’s office in Jalan Ipoh.
It came about following Tamil Malar’s report against Balakrishnan the day before. The RPT founder subsequently came under heavy fire from social media users.
Balakrishnan, who is also known as ‘Datuk Seri Guruji’, conducts Yoga programmes on how to harness spiritual energy(Yoga Shakti) for material and spiritual benefits.
Contacted later, Periasamy said that his editorial team is ready to face RPT in court.
“We have all the evidence needed to defend our news report. I’m ready for this” said the veteran newsman.
A check by FMT found that RPT charges between RM700 and RM750 for a person to attend its programmes.
RPT was initially registered as an enterprise with the Registrar of Company(ROC) in 2004.
However, it was converted into a private limited company(Sdn Bhd) the following year, being fully owned by Balakrishnan and his wife K Sundari.
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