Mahathir asks states not to ‘spoil’ Hafiz


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 18 Feb 2003

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad congratulated Malaysian shuttler Mohd Hafiz Hashim for his achievement but warned that he should not be “spoilt” with gifts like previous champions. 

“Very good and congratulations, but now I would like to request everybody not to spoil him,” he said when asked to comment on Hafiz's victory in the men's singles final of the All-England Badminton Championships on Sunday. 

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