An attempt by Malaysiakini to quiz the prime minister's wife on allegations against her brought Rosmah Mansor's press conference to an abrupt halt.

The very mention of the word 'allegation' saw her dismissing the question with a wave, leaving the journalist in mid-sentence.

rosmah hilton hotel 221209 rosmah sharizat chew Responding in a stern tone, she said: "I said only relevant questions (about this function). I don't entertain gossip. I don’t entertain lies. I don't entertain... This is why... please, this is why I said earlier that we must concentrate on bigger issues.

"I know you want to sell your papers but let's concentrate on bigger, relevant issues that can benefit everybody and all Malaysians."

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil then ended the press conference.

Rosmah was the chief guest at an event organised by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

Earlier, Sharizat tried to limit questions strictly to the event, where Rosmah witnessed the handing over of RM1.784 million to 10 womens NGOs.

RM600,000 'illegally' transferred

Last week, PKR leader Tian Chua added another allegation to the controversies surrounding the premier's wife.

He claimed to have documentary proof that RM600,000 was sent to Rosmah through a moneychanger while she was in Dubai last year, presumably "for shopping".

Prior to this, Rosmah was implicated in the revelations by private investigator P Balasubramniam, who linked her to a Kuala Lumpur-based carpet merchant named Deepak Jaikishen.

Deepak was said to have been instrumental in arranging Balasubramaniam's exit from the country in the wake of the controversy surrounding the latter's statutory declaration regarding the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.

When quizzed on the issue in Singapore last week, Rosmah had dismissed the matter as " wild allegations ".

Similarly, Najib had brushed off Balasubramaniam's allegations as " frivolous statements ".

Attempts to contact Deepak had also been futile.

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