PETALING JAYA, Oct 23 — Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has instructed his lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan over corruption allegations the latter made against him yesterday.

In a statement today, Rafizi said he had handed the video and transcript of Ramanan’s press conference to his legal team.

“They believe there are strong grounds to bring a lawsuit against R. Ramanan, as his statements at the press conference crossed the boundaries set by the country’s defamation laws,” he said.

Rafizi said Ramanan, who is also PKR vice-president, had made various allegations against him at the press conference, including accusing him of involvement in corruption.