After offering an apology for perceived criticism of the Johor sultan's RM520,000 bid for the WWW 1 car number, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin now says his comments were "heavily influenced" by tabloid Kosmo!

The former Perak menteri besar told reporters in Parliament today that the Malay language daily, which is wholly-owned by Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd, had been playing up the issue since early April.

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