The Malaysian Insider says sorry to Mukhriz Mahathir

The Malaysian Insider has apologised to UMNO vice president candidate Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir after he gave the portal until 10am today to do so.

Mukhriz demanded for the apology after The Malaysian Insider published an article that among others, accused the Kedah Menteri Besar practising money politics in his campaign ahead of the UMNO elections today.

“It has been brought to our attention that the report is inaccurate. The offending articles have been removed. Any inconvenience caused is regretted,” The Malaysian Insider wrote in its apology over the article titled "Mukhriz raises the stakes in VP race with 1.2 million SMS blast plus 'windfall' for party branches - sources".

Mukhriz has earlier said that the news portal will face legal action if it did not remove the article and apologise for it.

“This is a malicious act aimed at tarnishing my reputation. I never practiced money politics in my political career. Instead, I am strongly against such practice. I strongly deny the allegations by The Malaysian Insider," he reportedly said.