It lodged a police report following claims of misconduct against it by Kapar MP Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday.

According to MRM, Abdullah alleged at a press conference that it had failed in its function as a music licensing body and called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate.

In a statement, MRM urged the MACC and the Malaysian Intellectual Property Organisation (MYIPO) to investigate Abdullah’s claims.

Rosmin Hashim, an MRM board member and chairman of Public Performance Malaysia (PPM), said the allegations were made with the intent to discredit the good name and reputation of MRM.

“The allegations were ludicrous and slanderous in nature,” he said, adding that Abdullah should be charged with defamation.

Rosmin said MRM had been transparent in its operations and had always followed global best practices in the governance of a Collective Management Organisation.

Sheila Majid, chairman of Recording Performers Malaysia (RPM), a member of MRM, said Abdullah should apologise “once MACC finds the claims to be false upon investigation”.

“This is a serious matter as MRM’s credibility is being questioned. We have no choice but to report this matter to the relevant authorities,” the singer said.

She advised rights holders not to be alarmed, saying that the truth will prevail.

MRM, a not-for-profit organisation, is a joint venture among Music Authors Copyright Protection Bhd (MACP) which represents more than 4,000 songwriters and publishers, Public Performance Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PPM) which represents more than 400 record company members, and Recording Performers Malaysia Berhad (RPM) which represents more than 2,000 performers.

It issues licences to music users, collects licence income and distributes the income as royalties to its members.