Ex-finance minister Lim Guan Eng has hauled ex-Penang exco member Dr Afif Bahardin to the civil court over alleged defamation.

The ex-Penang chief minister is suing the Taman Medan assemblyperson over the allegation the former did not allocate RM20 million to the Penang Bumiputera Council.

According to the defamation suit cause papers, Lim (above) alleged Afif made the baseless allegation during a speech during the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 2.

The plaintiff claimed the speech described him as...