Quay Chew Soon JC:

Introduction

[1] The 1st Plaintiff ("P1") is a retiree who previously worked at Telekom Malaysia. The 2nd Plaintiff ("P2") is an advocate and solicitor. P1 is the father-in-law of P2. P1 and P2 are collectively referred to as the "Plaintiffs".

[2] The Defendant ("D") is the brother-in-law of P1. The wife of P1 ("P1's Wife") is the sister of D.

[3] The Plaintiffs' claim against the Defendant ("D") is for defamation. After a full trial, I allowed the Plaintiffs' claim. These are the grounds of my judgment.

Plaintiffs' Case

[4] The Plaintiffs aver that the following statements were made by D against them and are defamatory (collectively the "Impugned Statements").

[5] Firstly, on 27 June 2020 through WhatsApp message from D's mobile phone to a WhatsApp chat group ("Sibling WhatsApp Group") named 'Siblings and family' ("Impugned Statement 1"):

"For my comments on veera is First to destruction of chhabra. Kidnap sister force her to elope. Torture mother for years insulted grandpa during his siblings wedding. Insulted our mantra on forum media. Claim he has much respect for our mother. Comes and visit auntie rishi with personal agenda. Making business through his son i