Naidu said another person had witnessed his drink being topped up after he had gone to the toilet at the KTV (karaoke parlour).

He said he lodged a police report detailing his claim as soon as he was released from custody yesterday. An eyewitness had also lodged a report confirming the same, he said.

“I intend to defend myself to prove my innocence. Needless to say, many have jumped to the conclusion that I must be guilty. Nothing has changed, and I shall carry out my duties to my electorate and will stand by my position that drugs have and will always be a social issue, while continuing the fight against this,” he said in a statement.

Naidu is a two-term assemblyman for Pasir Bedamar in Teluk Intan.

Naidu said he had gone to Penang after being invited by a friend-cum-client for a Chinese New Year dinner and was taken by his friend to the entertainment outlet.

He said he had first hesitated about entering the place, but did so. While there, he was poured an “unusual drink”, which he said he did not drink after tasting.

“I subsequently found out the following day that while I was in the toilet, someone had come to my table and topped up my drinking glass,” he said.

Naidu said he was shocked when his urine tested positive after the police raid, as he did not smoke. (He gave no context for the smoking reference).

He said that as a responsible assemblyman, he was ready to be suspended by the DAP not to sully the reputation of the party. “To my supporters who know me in and out, especially the people of Pasir Bedamar, I apologise wholeheartedly for putting myself in the position of being compromised,” he said.

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