Minister Condemns Racist Comments Against National Shuttler

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The racist slur was made by a Facebook user after Malaysia lost 1-3 to Japan in the final Group D match on Wednesday in which Kisona Selvaduray lost her singles match.IPOH: Youth and sports minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu has condemned the racist comments hurled by a Facebook user against a national shuttler who represented Malaysia in the Sudirman Cup 2021 tournament in Vantaa, Finland.
He said this was unacceptable, especially as the player fought hard to make Malaysia proud at the prestigious mixed team tournament.
“Keluarga Malaysia (the Malaysian Family) is like a bunch of bananas, some are good, some are bad and some do not know how to use appropriate language in talking about something.
“We are made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Ibans and others.
Ahmad Faizal Azumu.“Do not despise others because of race, skin colour or religion, more so those who are fighting to make Malaysia’s name famous,” he told a press conference after visiting a needy family in Kampung Manjoi here today.
The racist remarks against her when she played in the semi-finals of the tournament yesterday spread on social media .
Malaysia lost 1-3 to Japan, thus failing to advance to the final today.
Commenting on the performance of the national shuttlers in the Sudirman Cup 2021 tournament, Faizal, who is also Tambun MP, said he was impressed with the enthusiasm displayed by the national shuttlers.
“They promised us to reach the quarter-finals but made it to the semi-finals until all (the people) did not sleep at night watching them play.
“We were eliminated (in the semi-finals) but to me they have shown such an amazing spirit,” he said. The semi-final tie ended at about 1am today.
Apart from that, he said he hoped that the national badminton players would qualify for the final of the Thomas Cup, which is scheduled to take place from Oct 9 to 17 in Aarhus, Denmark, based on their performance in the Sudirman Cup.
“But what we expect from them is to show high sportsmanship,” he said. - FMT

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