DAP's Sungkai assemblyperson A Sivanesan has retracted his alleged defamatory statement against Parti Sosialis Malaysia's (PSM) Sungai Siput MP D Jeyakumar.

This was following an intervention by Perak DAP adviser Ngeh Koo Ham who arranged a meeting between the duo.

"Ngeh arranged a meeting where Sivanesan agreed to record a consent judgment that he withdraws his contention that my assets declaration was incomplete as it did not include the assets gifted by his father and that he regrets having made the statement," said Jeyakumar in a statement today...