Opposition youth leaders question Sports Ministry's 'political appointments'

B Nantha KumarPublished: Aug 21, 2019 3:03 PM

Ikatan Youth chief Shahir Adnan has accused Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman of attempting to use political appointments to curry favour ahead of party elections.

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