KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 -- Two community representatives at the centre of a viral video allegedly showing them soliciting a bribe from a Wangsa Maju massage parlour have denied the accusation, insisting they were only conducting a "routine monitoring" visit in their official capacities.

Vijeyndran Ravichadran, 39, chairman of the Federal Territory Residents Representative Council (MPPWP) Sub Zone 6, and Paarthiydasan Ganesan, 33, a community representative, have each filed police reports after an eight-minute CCTV clip of the incident was posted on the "Kelab Penyokong Perikatan Nasional" Facebook page.

The video's caption accused the pair of extorting ("pow") the business.

In his police report, Paarthiydasan stated that he was on an of...