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PSM terpaksa tangguh AGM


AHMAD ISMAIL


PERSATUAN Sepak Takraw Malaysia (PSM) akhirnya terpaksa menangguhkan mesyuarat agung tahunannya (AGM).

Sebelum ini, PSM dijadual mengadakan AGM untuk memilih jawatankuasa baru bagi penggal 2010 hingga 2013 di Petaling Jaya esok.

Namun, disebabkan terdapat beberapa pihak yang tidak berpuas hati dan sanggup menggunakan injuksi mahkamah bagi menghalang proses pemilihan tersebut, PSM telah menangguhkan AGM itu demi kebaikan ahli gabungan mereka.

"AGM PSM yang dijadualkan berlangsung pada 28 Mac ini (esok) terpaksa ditangguhkan dahulu sehingga kepada satu tarikh yang akan ditetapkan kemudian," kata Presiden PSM, Datuk Ahmad Ismail pada sidang akhbar di Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Bukit Jalil semalam.

"Saya sedih kerana masih ada individu atau pihak lain yang suka sangat merosakkan agenda dan imej PSM sejak zaman Tan Sri Khir Johari lagi.

"Oleh sebab itu, demi menjaga ahli gabungan dan nama baik PSM, kami sebulat suara bersetuju menangguhkan seketika AGM," katanya lagi.


Begitupun, Ahmad menjelaskan bahawa Mesyuarat Tertinggi (MT) PSM yang dijadualkan berlangsung malam ini di Petaling Jaya akan tetap diteruskan.

"MT PSM akan tetap dijalankan pada malam esok (malam ini) dan agenda utama yang dibincangkan nanti ialah mengenai perlembagaan mana yang akan dipakai pada sesi pemilihan jawatan bagi penggal 2010 hingga 2013.

"Saya ingin jelaskan bahawa PSM menggunakan perlembagaan baru untuk menjemput perwakilan sahaja tetapi tetap menggunakan perlembagaan lama pada AGM pemilihan itu nanti," kata Ahmad.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Ahmad berkata, beliau yang akan mempertahankan jawatan selaku presiden PSM bagi peng- gal ketiga berturut-turut bersedia dicabar mana-mana pihak pada pemilihan itu nanti.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berharap tiada perpecahan dan persengketaan tercetus akibat polemik yang dicipta indi- vidu tertentu.

"Jangan paksa MT mengambil tindakan ke atas indi- vidu terbabit. MT boleh mengenakan tindakan disiplin tetapi kami juga sedar tentang jasanya kepada PSM dan sukan takraw kita.

"Kalau tidak setuju, kita berbincang cara baik, tidak elok melibatkan mahkamah kerana ia menunjukkan perpecahan dan sikap berpuak- puak dalam PSM.

"Kalau individu ini teruskan juga (untuk melibatkan hal ini ke mahkamah), kami akan mengambil tindakan disiplin ke atasnya," kata Ahmad.

Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my

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