COMMENT | On Dec 30, Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd, the current lessee of the KL Tower, Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (MKLSB), threatened legal action against those who disseminate false and defamatory statements against both identities.

In a statement, they said they will not hesitate to take legal action against any parties involved in the dissemination of false and/or defamatory information on social media with regard to the two and their directors.

From what has been reported on the changing of hands of the operator of the tower, what was published in newspapers and news portals were documents and information in the public domain. And the questions raised were indeed legitimate, without even insinuating wrongdoing by both parties.

False and defamatory allegations were supposed to have been made on social media and I will certainly refrain from adding fuel to the fire.

What is legitimately being questioned is the manner in which...