KUCHING: Nancy Shukri will not be taking action against those attempting to smear her name by circulating an old statement initially made two years ago.
Nancy, who is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, believed that the attack on her by certain quarters was due to the upcoming Sarawak by-election.
"It's no surprise that certain quarters or individuals would attack me in this way, by twisting my words to create racial tension.
"This is politics. Although all I wanted to do is to serve the people better," Nancy told reporters today.
"In fact, it (the statement) was something that had been twisted and went viral two years ago. It recently came back as 'recycled news'. I had explained the case before and there's no need for me to take any action again.
"There's also no need for me to lodge a police report as spreading rumors and baseless accusations in the social media has become an everyday-thing. I can't focus on it or reply all the comments, else I won't have enough time to do my job and serve the people," she said.
Nancy said she was sad and disappointed with the incident. However, she believed not everyone would be fooled by the false information.
Last week, a story by an online portal accusing Nancy as saying that "Bumiputera would steal if they are left unaided" had gone viral on social media.
Although the news was reported on November 2013, it was shared over the Internet over the weekend.
She also did not rule out that the attack was due to the Sarawak state election, which is due soon.