Tamil Malar has given the police until this Friday (Sept 15) to conduct "fair" investigations into the fracas at its premises last Tuesday, failing which it would withdraw its report and seek legal means to remedy the situation. 

The newspaper's owner Oms Thiagarajan told Malaysiakini that they are not happy with the police investigations (into the incident) so far and have no confidence in the police.

Thiagarajan, who was injured in the scuffle in which Deputy Youth and Sports Minister M Saravanan was implicated, said the incident had only involved two parties, and thus, should not pose a big challenge to the police.

"Either he (Saravanan) is lying, or I am lying...