Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chang Chun-hung (
Chang said the KMT had misled the public by selectively editing his remarks for the advertisements in newspapers and on TV.
"I hope that [Lien] stops what he is doing right now," Chang said.
"What he did has seriously damaged my reputation," he said.
The advertisements in question have been published in newspapers and screened on TV since Feb. 26.
The ads had already attracted criticism from Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲), whose similar criticism on Monday led to Lien pulling the commercials.
It is not clear if a re-edited version of the commercials will be released.
The section of the commercial that offended Chang was entitled "Senior DPP figure Chang Chun-hung is very upset about the DPP government," and used footage of Chang speaking at the legislature on Feb. 21.
Chang said he never used the words "very upset" during the session, and was in any case directing his dissatisfaction at the KMT, not the DPP.
Chang said his remarks at the meeting were mainly to remind his fellow DPP members to keep up their good work and try harder to do more for the public.
The statement had nothing to do with the election, Chang said.
"I never said I was upset about my party, let alone the president," Chang said.
"I have always supported President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) instead of being upset about him. The advertisement is just absurd," he said.
As of press time yesterday, the KMT had not responded to Chang's libel suit.
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