Youth and Sports Minister Khairy
Jamaluddin today stressed that he would not interfere in the “feud”
between Datuk Lee Chong Wei, former national doubles player Razif Sidek
and a Malay daily.
Khairy said the issue between Chong Wei
and Razif was a private matter and up to each individual player to
decide on any legal action.
“I have told Chong Wei that he can take
whatever action if he wants… I too did not encourage or discourage Chong
Wei to take any action against Razif because this is a personal matter.
Chong Wei has a reputation to safeguard,” he said after presenting a
talk titled “Malaysia’s Human Capital Towards High Income Economy” at
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia here today.
Yesterday, Chong Wei, 32, had said he
would take legal action against Razif and a local Malay daily for
alleging that the world number one had been using banned substances for a
long time.
Razif
was quoted in a local daily on Nov 11, claiming that Chong Wei had been
using banned substances for a long time, and that the Badminton
Association of Malaysia (BAM) officials were aware of it.
Chong Wei had reportedly issued a legal notice to Razif and the Malay daily through Song and Partners last week.
Last month, the Badminton World
Federation (BWF) suspended Chong Wei from all tournaments after both his
A and B samples were found positive for banned substance dexamethasone.
Chong Wei who had allegedly failed a
dope test at the World Championships in Copenhagen on Aug 30, was
suspended pending a hearing by the BWF and could face a two-year ban if
found guilty.
Meanwhile, Khairy said the right
candidate for the post of National Sports Council (NSC) director-general
would be identified soon since the interview for the post would start
next week.
“I will personally interview the candidates and decide who will replace Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong,” he said.
A total of 43 candidates are reported to have applied for the post.
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