Kamalanathan said the incident was a personal matter between Hulu Selangor Umno Youth assistant secretary Muhammad Rizuan Suhaimi and him, and it was an unintentional act of emotion.
"To err is human and I have no reason to continue being upset with it," he said in a statement today.
On Jan 12, Kamalanathan was punched by Muhammad Rizuan, who was reported to have been upset the deputy minister could not assist in transferring the teacher's wife from Johor to Selangor.
Kamalanathan stressed that this is not a political matter as it is related to a request for transfer, that comes under the Education Ministry.
"I have explained to the man the process for transfer requests and informed him that officials in the ministry are responsible for considering the merit of each case.
"I do not interfere with the administrative process of any department. I do issue support letters for appeals based on compassionate and/or humanitarian reasons," he said.
He also said that he will not interfere with police investigations and advised the public and the media to allow space for the authorities to complete their probe. – Bernama
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