Two days after Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Yunos retracted his allegations against Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin, he said he now intends to file a defamation suit against her instead.

This is partly over remarks Zuraida said in a press conference after he retracted his allegations on Tuesday.

“I have retracted my remarks as stated and she has also agreed to it.

“But unfortunately, outside the court, she called me all sorts of things, such as (that) I am not sane and (said) that I apologised in front of the judge in an open court.

“Not just that, she also said she has successfully tamed me, and that I am wild (buas) and all sorts (of other things). I find this very insulting.

“With that, I have instructed my lawyers to file a suit against Zuraida,” Jamal said to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today...