BTN deputy director Hamim Husain today lodged a police report against a news portal and one of its journalists over an article that claimed that he had uttered racist remarks.

The report was lodged at the Sentul district police headquarters. Hamim was accompanied by Arman Azha Abu Hanifah, the Youth chief of Malay rights pressure group Perkasa.

NONE Hamim ( centre ) refused to comment when quizzed by the press as he left the police station, and declined to reveal the contents of his police report.

Instead, he merely recited the al-Fatihah and prayed for Muslim unity outside the police station.

Hamim then left the police station and went to his car without entertaining reporters who were out to get his comments. Dressed in black, he only waved and smiled at the reporters who had been waiting for about an hour.

NONE Arman Azha ( right ) said that the police report against The Malaysian Insider and one of its reporters was lodged because the reporter had allegedly caused a stir by accusing Hamim of making racially-tinged remarks.

He also said that the reporter had misinterpreted Hamim’s statement and had sneaked into a closed-door programme that was organised by Puteri Umno.

“We in Perkasa stand united behind Hamim. It is a closed-door meeting. The media should respect this (and should not be inside),” said Arman Azha.       

The Malaysian Insider in its report last week claimed that Hamim had made deragotory remarks by claiming Malaysian Chinese as “ si sepet ” (slit eyes) and Indians as “ si kaki botol ” (alcoholics).

As a result of the comments, the matter was brought up in the Cabinet meeting, that ordered a probe .

The portal also reported that Hamim had said that it was the right of the Malays to govern the country and urged all Malays to be united to protect such rights.