GEORGE TOWN, July 29 -- Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he will respond to P. Ramasamy in court over the latter's defamation suit filed against him recently.

He said he has not seen the documents for the defamation suit filed by the former deputy chief minister II.

"However, this is a court matter so let this be handled at the court level," he said when asked about the defamation suit during a press conference earlier today.

He said he doesn't have any further information so far as he has not received the documents yet.

He said there was a news report on the suit on the FMT news portal but since the case is still in the early stages, he will wait for it to come up in court.

According to court documents sighted by Malay Mail,...