A video clip showing several DAP leaders in Penang having an argument at a thaneer panthal (refreshment booth) set up by Swami Nithyananda followers at the annual Thaipusam site is being circulated on Whatsapp.

DAP Bagan Dalam assemblyperson Satees Muniandy (above), who was seen in the video, is accused of vandalising the booth but he has denied doing so.

A Whatsapp message accompanying the video also accused Satees and his companions Seberang Perai City councillors David Marshel and Jason Raj as having threatened the group with physical abuse and tearing down their banners...