State kabaddi associations want Shahidan out
MEDIA RELEASE
22, OCTOBER, 2013
KABADDI ASSOCIATION
OF MALAYSIA
EXTRA ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING
Seven
State Kabaddi associations want a change in the leadership of the Kabaddi
Association of Malaysia (KAM) and want the transformation to take place
through an Extra Ordinary General Meeting this Thursday.
The
State Kabaddi Associations of Perak, Johor, Selangor, Terengganu, Penang,
Negri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur have joined forces in demanding the
change.
A
request to call for the EGM was made almost a month ago, but the current
KAM executive committee chose to ignore the request.
Perak
Kabaddi Association president Datuk Dr G Krishnan, who is also the current
KAM vice president, said that there has been no official reply to the
request made by the secretary or any of the key principal office bearers
of the KAM.
“The
request was made as per the KAM Constitution. Since the secretary failed
to do his duties, we have called for the meeting as per the provisions
in the KAM constitution,” said Dr Krishnan.
The
EGM scheduled for Thursday 24th October, 2013 at 10.00am
at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Sports Hotel, will debate and deliberate
on several issues.
The
first is to nominate and appoint a new president in place of Datuk Seri
Dr Shahidan Kassim (pic). With the Sports Ministry in line with the Malaysian
Cabinet decision, barring current Ministers from holding any posts in
sports association, the seven states wants to quick replacement to chart
the future of kabaddi in Malaysia.
The
second motion to be discussed is a motion of no confidence against the
current KAM Deputy President Maniam Manikkam.
“Apart
from the seven states that have requested for the EGM, we do believe
a number of others would also support the motions,” said Krishnan.
The
other state kabaddi associations in the country are Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan,
Melaka, Sarawak and Pahang.
With
the exception of SUKMA, where kabaddi is one of the optional sports,
there has been virtually no national level programmes for kabaddi. The
SUKMA earlier this year was also mired by controversy after Perlis were
kicked out of the competition for fielding an ineligible team. It is
pertinent to note that both the top two office bearers of KAM are from
the state.
Johor
Kabaddi Association president M. Chandran said that the EGM was important
for the future of kabaddi in Malaysia.
“The
game is getting more popular in Malaysia among all communities but sadly
there is lack of support at the national level,” said Chandran.
Kabaddi
Association of Kuala Lumpur president S.T. Arasu echoed Johor’s statement,
adding that exceptional players from some states have been systematically
ignored by the national body.
“We
need an unbiased and fair treatment of players, officials and affiliates
for the game to move ahead,” he said.
End
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