GEORGE TOWN: A DAP parliamentarian, under fire from Pas and netizens following his tweet on the death of Datuk Dr Haron Din, has denied trying to belittle the Pas spiritual leader.
The outspoken Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun shot down such allegation on social media and blamed Barisan Nasional for causing the controversy.
Ooi clarified that he did not write the alleged remarks - "Adios (Farewell in Spanish) Haron Din, Let there be peace," on his Twitter and Facebook postings and said the entire episode was fabricated.
"It was not there (on social media) in the first place.
"I am not a fan of Haron Din, politically speaking.
"I have no intention to write an eulogy or to defame him, as well as to belittle him or his family," Ooi said.
He added that the allegation was a political ploy to discredit him.
Ooi also labelled a report from a local Malay daily on the alleged tweet as dubious.
"The image used (by the daily) was from dubious source, with Photoshop manipulation.
"I control my infomation flow through my Facebook and Twitter, which can be checked online," Ooi said.
Earlier, Ooi had also traded barbs with a netizen whom had heckled him repeatedly on Facebook on after the alleged posting went viral.
Haron passed away due to heart complications at Stanford University Hospital, the United States, on Saturday. He was 76.