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Waytha returns the ball to Syed Hamid’s court by implying that the minister is lying about his passport. So, let’s wait for the minister’s reply.
Waytha: Syed Hamid lied about my passport
http://malaysiakini.com/news/83052
K Kabilan | May 18, 08 6:46pm
Hindu Rights Action Force chairperson P Waythmoorthy today accused the Malaysian government of lying over the status of his passport. He said that it was “absolutely ridiculous and a blatant lie” for the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar to claim that his passport was not revoked.
Waythamoorthy was also upset with Syed Hamid in shrugging off the issue by stating that a misunderstanding could have occurred over the status of the passport.
Syed Hamid had earlier said that “probably because the passport had expired”. “How can he lie like this? Aren’t his officers briefing him on what’s happening to Malaysians abroad?” asked Waythamoorthy. He said that his passport was to expire in 2010 and that he, of all persons, would know the validity of his travel document.
“The problem started when I returned to London from Zurich on April 21 and was informed by the UK immigration officer at Gatwick Airport that the Malaysian government had revoked my passport,” he told Malaysiakini.
“Is Syed Hamid saying that the British immigration authorities are lying?” he asked when contacted by telephone today.
Waythamoorthy had revealed the cancellation of his travel document in a press statement on Friday.
On the same day, Syed Hamid, when asked to comment on the issue, rejected the claims, stating that Waythamoorthy’s passport had not been revoked. Syed Hamid added that the “misunderstanding” was probably because Waythamoorthy’s passport had expired and he could have his passport renewed at the Malaysian High Commission in London. » Read more: Waytha accuses minister Syed Hamid of lying
