SHAH ALAM: DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok said the recent corruption allegations against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng have been exaggerated to drown out the "Save Malaysia" congress.

In her speech at the congress here on Sunday, the Seputeh MP said Lim obtained the Jalan Pinhorn property at below market value due to "bad feng shui".

She added that businesswoman Phang Li Koon sold the land and bungalow to Lim at RM2.8mil, compared to the market rate of RM6.5mil, because they are friends.

"It is a small matter, but they (the critics) have overplayed it so that the 'Save Malaysia' campaign can lose traction.

"Phang is proud to have sold the house to the chief minister of the state and feels that the few million in difference does not matter," she said.

Kok said she would have done the same for someone she considers a friend.

"If I had a home and I was selling it to Zaid Ibrahim or Mohamad Sabu, I would not try to make a profit from it, which is the same thing Phang did, and it has been blown out of proportion," she added.

The property sale became controversial after Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Shabudin Yahaya told Parliament last week that the price was undervalued.

Lim has denied any wrongdoing in the purchase.