The board is responsible for managing designated land in Kampung Baru, which comprises seven villages and was officially gazetted as a Malay agricultural settlement in 1950.

In a letter of demand (LoD), Khalid, who is seeking unspecified damages, also insisted that Rafidah retract the claims which she made on social media.

Speaking at a press conference, the former Shah Alam MP said the LoD was sent to her through her lawyers, Hisham Fauzi & Associates, on April 17.

“I had no choice but to resort to this (legal action) to put an end to these wild and irresponsible claims.

“I am forced to sue her, or else she would carry on (producing these videos on TikTok.”

The TikTok video showed Rafidah going around Kampung Sungai Baru and pleading with residents to oppose the redevelopment plans in the Malay enclave.

Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani is expected to hold a press conference about the issue later this week.

Johari, the plantation and commodities minister, said he would be inviting the residents and NGOs to the press conference.

The redevelopment of Kampung Sungai Baru, which would see land acquisition involving 67 terrace houses and 14 apartment blocks, generated polemics due to dissatisfaction by a group of residents over the compensation offered.

Federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa told the Dewan Rakyat in July last year that the compensation was based on the value of the property, maintenance costs, income losses, and other relevant factors.

She said the compensation was also for flats, with amounts ranging from RM180,000 to a maximum of RM350,000.

For terrace houses, the compensation varied from RM800,000 to RM2.9 million.