Editor's note: The earlier story incorrectly stated that the police report was against PKR leader R Ramanan and mentioned MIC deputy president M Saravanan. The story has been amended and the error is regretted.

Deputy Unity Minister Saraswathy Kandasamy has lodged a police report against former Bagan Dalam assemblyperson Satees Muniandy and local Tamil news portal Makkal Osai for allegedly spreading misinformation.

In the police report sighted by Malaysiakini, Saraswathy denied Satees and Makkal Osai’s claim that she had an outstanding annual income tax payment arrears worth RM200,000.

"This false information...