Amid claims of alleged cronyism over the appointment of 13 Bersatu Youth members as state sports development coordinators, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (photo, above) says he has no control over the political affiliations of his staff.

"I feel there is a clear misunderstanding on this matter.

"Firstly, under the ministry, we have more than 4,000 staff and for me to know the political affiliations of every single person would be impossible...