Rafizi Ramli has instructed his lawyers to begin legal proceedings against Human Resources Minister R Ramanan, following barbs repeatedly traded between the duo over corruption allegations.

Rafizi, a former PKR deputy president, also implied that lawmakers should refer Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to Parliament’s Rights and Privileges Committee for supposedly issuing an “untrue” statement in the Dewan Rakyat.

The Bersama co-leader’s statement today came after Ramanan yesterday affirmed that he has no intention to haul Rafizi to court, with the PKR vice-president’s assertion perceived as contradicting Anwar’s previous claim that legal proceedings are underway.

Anwar had said as such when speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, during which he dismissed Rafizi’s claims that a PKR MP had received RM9.5 million to act as an intermediary in disputes linked to the “corporate mafia”.