Sungai Buloh PAS division chief Zaharudin Muhammad is not backing down in his dispute with Human Resources Minister Steven Sim, accusing the latter of “playing victim” and intentionally creating a negative perception against him.

Zaharudin, who had previously attempted to serve Sim a letter of demand for alleged defamation, claimed that the DAP minister was avoiding addressing the “real issue” and was instead harping on the closure of his Bukit Mertajam service centre.