Umno information chief Annuar Musa has no interest in pursuing legal action against parties which had accused him of abusing public funds for football or personal use.
Annuar, who is also Mara chairperson, said this was because any legal action taken would require him to commit to the proceedings.
"By right there are many people I can claim to have slandered me. If you accuse me of taking public funds for personal use, that is slander.
"What more against someone like me, an elected lawmaker, a parliamentarian.
"How could it be possible for me to freely go anywhere by stealing other people's money? How could I abuse funds?," Annuar was quoted in Utusan Malaysia.
The Ketereh MP further said that a person would be unfit to carry the title "Yang Berhormat" or act as a party man, if found to have abused funds meant for educational purposes, to play football.
"There is no need to react to every single accusation. As a politician, I am used to it," said Annuar, advising all parties to first do their research before making accusations against him.
Johor crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim had previously accused Annuar of having used his positions in the federal agency and UniKL to channel funds to Kelantan's The Red Warriors (TRW) football club through a "forced sponsorship". Annuar is Pro-Chancellor II of the university, which is fully owned by Mara.
In response, Annuar insisted that Mara did not spend a single sen to sponsor TRW, and stickers of the institution emblazoned on the sleeves of TRW jerseys were done free of charge in conjunction with Mara's 50th anniversary.
He, however, later conceded that Mara would abide by Rural and Regional Development Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's decision for the agency and UniKL to defer all sponsorships this year.
Tunku Ismail had also raised questions over Annuar's alleged purchase of a Porsche Panamera using funds purportedly meant for Umno to wrest Kelantan from PAS, during the tenure of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamed.- Mkini
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