Activist apologises to Ramasamy over defamatory post

 Arun Dorasamy withdraws claim that the Urimai chief sought to ‘destroy’ Hinduism.

Activist Arun Dorasamy (left) admitted that the post on Urimai chief P Ramasamy was ‘entirely untrue, unfounded and without any factual basis’.

PETALING JAYA:

Activist Arun Dorasamy has apologised in open court to P Ramasamy over a defamatory Facebook post in which he accused the Urimai chief of polarising Hindus with the intention of destroying Hinduism.

Arun, whose full name is Arumugam Dorasamy, read out his apology before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Anand Ponnudurai today.

In a statement which Ramasamy posted on Facebook, Arun admitted that the post on Jan 11, 2022 was “entirely untrue, unfounded and without any factual basis”.

“I unreservedly acknowledge that it was made without proper information and arose entirely from a misapprehension of the facts,” he said.

Arun also apologised unconditionally, on his own behalf and that of Pertubuhan Hindu Agamam Ani Malaysia, for the distress and embarrassment caused to Ramasamy, as well as the damage to his personal and professional reputation.

He confirmed that the defamatory Facebook post had been permanently removed and undertook not to repeat the same or similar statements in future.

The Kuala Lumpur sessions court had ruled last year that Arun’s statement carried defamatory imputations and fixed a date for the assessment of damages.

The court also ordered Arun to pay RM12,000 in costs.

Ramasamy was represented by Shamsher Singh Thind, while Arun was represented by T Gunaseelan. -FMT