“I am totally unfazed by this and I stand by my words in Parliament. I’ll leave it to my lawyers to take action,” said Wee in a Facebook post.
“Nothing will stop me from voicing out in the interest of the Malaysian public.”
In the second letter of demand issued yesterday, lawyer S Ravichandaran said Wee’s claim that eggs from India take between three and four weeks to reach Port Klang, and are thus “not fresh for consumption”, has caused “confusion and doubt among consumers as to the quality of the eggs, and thereby indirectly affecting our client’s business”.
Ravichandaran said his firm represents J&E Advance Tech Sdn Bhd, which is the “sole importer of eggs from India”.
He also said Wee’s “repeated” stance that imported eggs are being sold at 50 sen each is “designed to create misconception and confusion”, adding that the price is set at a maximum of 44 sen.
“The net effect of your statement in the minds of right thinking members of society is to completely avoid purchasing imported eggs, thereby resulting in financial losses,” he said.
He said that unless Wee issues “relevant corrective statements” in Parliament and social media platforms within 72 hours, his firm has “strict instructions to do the needful in the circumstances without further reference to you”.
In his first letter to Wee dated Feb 23, Ravichandaran had said his client faced losses and a tarnished reputation as a result of his “unwarranted statements”.
Wee, who has frequently raised the issue of egg supply in the country, last week produced an egg imported from India, a locally produced egg and an omega egg to compare their sizes and prices in the Dewan Rakyat.
In a Facebook post on Feb 15, he had also said that while local eggs are sold at 41 sen each, imported eggs from India are sold at 50 sen each.
“If local farmers are allowed to sell their eggs at 50 sen each, I believe many of them will be more encouraged to produce eggs,” he said.
In a Facebook post on Jan 9, Wee had also said it would take “three to four weeks” for eggs to reach the country from India if they are transported by ship.
“Are they still as fresh as local eggs?” he asked.