Minister of Youth and Sports Sabri Yaacob Ismail of Malaysia

Ismail said he had never been close to Anwar and was puzzled as to how the blog had come to link his name to that of the PKR advisers.

Ismail said this will help them identify any weaknesses and then come out with constructive solutions that would benefit the sport.

Ismail said that if the crisis could be resolved in three months, taekwondo could be included in the 2010 Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Melaka.

Festival chairman Tan Sri Zaleha Ismail said that the festival was “not a one-time event” but a continuous effort to promote peace and harmony in the world.