Though
the storm seems to have blown over at the Badminton Association of Malaysia,
there seems to be an unhappy truce within the administration.
For
its Hon. Secretary Ng Chin Chai it seems has been sidelined in the decision
making process, currently handled by president Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tg Ariff
and his two deputies Dato Al Amin Majid and Dato Norza Zakaria.
But
Chin Chai, who yielded considerable influence in the past set up, led by former
president Dato Seri Nadzmi Mohd Salleh, is not too perturbed and rather plays
down the issue.
“I
am carrying out the responsibilities entrusted to me as Secretary and really my
job is to look into the administration of BAM,” said Chin Chai when met after
the signing of an MOU between BAM and the Korean BA.
“One
has to understand that the current President is hands on and is on the top of
things. Thus he is fully aware of what is going on.
“To
be honest I play no role with regards to the national team plans and that does
not concern me. In the past I was the Chairman of the Coaching and Training
Committee but it is a different set-up these days.”
With
regards to upholding the BAM constitution as Secretary, Chin Chai said that a
Rules Committee was looking into several aspects upon been requested too by the
President.
The
Rules Committee comprises of Dato Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, Jagadish Chandra,
Mohd Shah Hashim and Chin Chai himself.
However
BAM needs to adhere to its constitution or make whole scale changes by holding
an Extra Ordinary General Meeting to make amendments to its constitution.
Currently
the role of the Coaching & Training Committee has been taken over by the
Talent Management Group, but other vital sub-committee have yet to be formed –
Development, Tournament and Finance. These are sub committee required for the
successful administration of a national body and is provided for in the
constitution.
Chin
Chai was non-committal on the formation of these sub-committees and also
refused to talk about the changes or proposals made by the Rules Committee.
“That
has to be presented to the BAM Council that meets this Saturday. We will have
to see what the affiliates decide on the proposals<’ added Chin Chai.
Thus
it will be interesting to see if BAM adheres to its own regulations and sets up
the committees as stated in its constitution.
