Persatuan Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia President Datuk Maideen Kadir Shah (left) PESAKA President Tan Seri Mohd Ali Rustam (centre).
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Silat Federation (Pesaka) has criticised the recent so-called silat demonstration by an anti-Bersih group outside the Sogo shopping complex, saying it had tarnished the image of the sport.
Pesaka secretary-general Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin said Tuesday’s demonstration by members of the “red shirt” group, who were seen breaking tiles and pieces of wood with their heads and body, was a gross misrepresentation of the traditional self-defence technique.
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