Soerjadi wants more PBSI candidates

Soerjadi wants more PBSI candidates

JAKARTA: The former chairman of the Indonesian Badminton
Association (PBSI), Soerjadi, feels two candidates for the PBSI
chairman position are not enough.

Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and media tycoon Dahlan Iskan are
running for the PBSI's top post left vacant by Chairul Tanjung. A
new chairman will be elected at an extraordinary meeting on
Saturday in Jakarta.

"Choosing one person from only two is definitely much simpler
than choosing from a hundred, but one may question the quality of
the chosen person," Soerjadi said.

Soerjadi, who served as chairman from 1993 to 1997, questioned
the urgency of holding the meeting, saying the conflict within
the PBSI was due to a lack of communication and could be resolved
by organizing a meeting between the regional chapters and the
central board -- JP.