Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim is not pleased that Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was absent from the Malaysia FA Cup match last Saturday.
Tunku Ismail, who is also Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president, said many had enquired about the minister's whereabouts during the match between Kedah and Pahang at the Shah Alam stadium.
Pointing out that royalties from Kedah, Johor and Pahang had attended, the crown prince said Khairy should have been present as well.
“According to rumours, he (Khairy) was involved with the askar wataniah (territorial army) on the night of the FA Cup match.
“To me, if the territorial army programme is more of a priority (to Khairy), then it would have been better for him to be a territorial soldier than a youth and sports minister,” added the crown prince on the Johor Southern Tigers football team's Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Tunku Ismail also said the minister should not only attend events where he would be the centre of attention.
“When it is otherwise, you don't attend because you already know you won't be the main focus.
“When you are a minister or a politician, you should be serving the people and national institutions, not your personal interest.
“If all is about becoming popular, then you should be a celebrity, not a minister or a politician,” he added in the hard-hitting post.
Addressing politicians and youth leaders, Tunku Ismail reminded them that their duty was to serve the people instead of “counting how many followers they have on social media”.
“This is not about sports and football only, but the responsibility and accountability of every politician,” he said.- Mkini
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