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'Saya sedia jumpa Misbun'



KUALA LUMPUR -- Datuk James Selvaraj (gambar) berkata, beliau bersedia mendengar luahan Datuk Misbun Sidek dan memberi pandangan kepadanya sebelum jurulatih perseorangan itu mengadakan pertemuan dengan Presiden Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM), Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd. Salleh.
Ujar James, beliau tidak kisah sama ada Misbun mahu meletakkan dirinya sebagai Pengarah Prestasi Tinggi BAM atau orang yang rapat dengan keluarga Sidek, kerana yang penting beliau dapat membantunya menyelesaikan krisis dengan badan induk badminton kebangsaan itu.

Menurut James, Misbun, menerusi adiknya, Jalani Sidek ada menyuarakan hasrat untuk bertemu dengannya bagi berkongsi pandangan sebelum jurulatih itu mengadakan pertemuan dengan Nadzmi dalam mencari penyelesaian mengenai isu perletakan jawatannya.

Katanya, hasrat tersebut disuarakan pada hari terakhir Terbuka Malaysia, Ahad lalu dan beliau telah memaklumkan kesediaannya untuk bertemu Misbun jika pertemuan tersebut dapat melegakan rasa yang terbuku di hati jurulatih itu.

Bagaimanapun, sehingga semalam, pertemuan yang dirancang belum dapat diadakan biarpun pada awalnya mereka berjanji untuk berjumpa kelmarin.

Kata James, beliau tidak pasti yang bermain di fikiran Misbun ketika ini, namun beliau hanya mahu jurulatih itu tahu bahawa beliau sedia menjadi 'telinga' pada bila-bila masa yang diperlukan.

"Jika Misbun merasakan beliau memerlukan seseorang untuk berkongsi dan bercerita mengenai masalah yang dialaminya di BAM sebelum mengadakan pertemuan dengan Presiden, maka saya bersedia menjadi orang itu dan mendengar apa yang ingin diluahkan. Hanya hanya mahu isu ini selesai dan semua pihak gembira,'' ujar James.

Menurut James, keakrabannya dengan keluarga Sidek mendorong beliau untuk turut berkongsi masalah yang dihadapi Misbun dan secara kebetulan, beliau mempunyai jawatan di BAM, maka ia mungkin boleh membantu.



Oleh Norzie Mohd. Khasbi
norzie.khasbi@utusan.com.my

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