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DAP politicians unfazed by racy pictures online [New Straits Time (Malaysia)]
[October 19, 2014]

DAP politicians unfazed by racy pictures online [New Straits Time (Malaysia)]


(New Straits Time (Malaysia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) KUALA LUMPUR: Pictures allegedly showing Penang DAP vice- chairman Zairil Khir Johari and former Teluk Intan by-election candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud in intimate poses have gone viral on the Internet.



Zairil was unperturbed, saying that it was another attempt to cast both of them in a bad light.

"Gutter politics at its worst. I'm sad that Malaysian politics always seem to revolve around things like this. It's not the first time and it won't be the last," said the Bukit Bendera member of parliament in response to text messages by the New Straits Times yesterday.


The pictures were separated in two frames. The first depicted a couple presumably in an aircraft cabin. The second was a collage of between nine to 13 pictures taken mostly in a car. The pictures were also posted on a Facebook account said to belong to Zairil.

Dyana, who is political secretary to DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, could not be reached for comment.

She, however, posted several tweets believed to be related to the pictures, such as "Sigh. Not Again" and "Prolly (probably) its time to take real bikini photos", in reference to a picture of a woman in pink bikini that resembled her. The picture was later discovered to be Philippine actress Pauleen Luna and was taken during a pool party.

Twitter user @TheKeluangMan asked her to reveal her current "boyfriend", albeit in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

"Maybe patut dedah siapa current boyfriend sekarang (Maybe it is time to reveal your current boyfriend).".

Zairil suggested that she was unfazed by the controversy.

"Well, (such an incident is) also not the first time for her. She's a strong person. Ya (yes), you can recall the bikini scandal," he said.

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