Tian Chua slams Zahid for blaming him for Nurul Izzah - Jacel meet up

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR vice-president Tian Chua slammed Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for naming him as the man responsible for the meeting between PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar and Sulu representative Jacel Kiram.
Calling it baseless, he said Ahmad Zahid should retract his statement.
"That was a baseless argument and does not bring any positive image to the country," he said.
"He cannot come out with a statement without any evidence. As what was explained by Nurul Izzah, both of us were in the Philippines following invitations by several parties from that country," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby here.
Jacel is the daughter of self-proclaimed Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, who was responsible for the bloody invasion by Sulu fighters in eastern Sabah in 2013.
A photo of Nurul Izzah and Jacel went viral on social media, drawing severe criticism, with claims that it was insensitive to Malaysian security forces killed during the invasion.
Tian Chua added that he was considering taking further action again Ahmad Zahid and called on the latter to retract his "baseless and irresponsible" statement.
"The reason we were in the Philippines was to create awareness on human rights and the freedom of (former opposition leader) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim," he said.