Tengku Abdullah quits as FAM deputy president

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has resigned as deputy president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) with immediate effect.

“It is with deep regret that I would like to inform you that I have decided to resign from all my positions in the FAM effective today,” he said yesterday in a letter signed by his personal secretary, Datuk Zainal Abidin Abu Bakar.

Talk about accountability – Tengku Abdullah is setting an example that we hope others will follow, say like the Sports Minister. I mean the buck has to stop somewhere.  This what she says:

Reacting to Tengku Abdullah’s resignation, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman said he alone was not responsible for the state the game is in and Malaysia’s defeats in the Asian Cup.

“It is a collective responsibility.  

“We are losing a capable sports leader but I believe that he has made the decision after a great deal of thought. I hope something positive will come out of it.”

 Yes Minster, you said it, it is a collective responsibility and if the Tengku Mahkota can step down so should there rest.  I guess when you say “I hope something positive will come out of it.”  My hope is all of you will step down and bring in all new fresh faces in all sports and pray we can progress  from there.

If you keep doing what you have been doing, you will keep getting what you have been getting. To expect a different result is the definition of insanity!