Key figures in Lingam-tape saga receive threats: VK Lingam's death targets?

Three key figures linked to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam-tape incident today claim that they were recently threatened.

They were lawyer VK Lingam's former secretary GN Jayanthi (left), Lingam's younger brother V Thirunama Karasu and Kelana Jaya MP Loh Gwo Burne's.

Jayanthi claims that she had received several threatening text messages and is worried for her safety.

During a press conference at Loh's office today, Jayanthi revealed that she had received seven such text messages on her phone which used lewd language with one message that read "You stupid. Fat as pig" while another "You are doomed for life".

According to the police report lodged on July 8, the message originated from a phone that had a United Kingdom prefix and she claims that to date, there has been no word from the police.

Jayanthi said that following The death of Lingam's brother V Rajendran after a brawl on Aug 7 and Lingam's driver D Ramachandran as a result of a car accident in May, she is worried that she may be "the next victim" and added that she might seek protection from the police.

According to Loh, Lingam's younger brother V Thirunama Karasu has also received threats and is now in hiding. Loh also claims that he had received threats in May and his office had been broken into three times this year alone and does not discount the possibility that all this was linked to the Lingam tape.

"There are too many coincidences. I don't rule out the possibilities, but I don't want to point fingers. Maybe it is political harassment. I am not sure," he said, adding that after two "unnatural" deaths, he said that he along with Jayanthi and Thirunama were both possible targets.

Unlike a civilian, Loh said that as an MP, he could not go into hiding and urged the police to take action.