FTI should practice what it preaches
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Re: "Crisis at FTI worsens", Front Page, yesterday.
We had better put the matter in the right perspective. The FTI executive committee’s November 26 meeting was cancelled in a hurry the previous day by incumbent chairman Payungsak Chartsutthipol.
Naturally, the dissenting faction felt cheated of their rights and decided to hold their meeting outside the meeting room at the scheduled hour and voted to sack him.
That was the beginning of a storm, which could have been avoided if the meeting was held as scheduled. As a chairman of any association, one is supposed to co-ordinate and orchestrate matters that are for the common good of all members.
Your report shows the situation worsening as big boys are pitted against the rising number of medium-sized enterprises. Added to this is the attempt to borrow power from ministries to attack opposing views in order to perpetuate one’s existence when an association is supposed to be free from any government intervention.
One can just stop expecting good governance, transparency and anti-corruption from these trade associations. They are a true example of those who do not practice what they preach. For someone who does not have any interest in the existence of the FTI, I believe he has to go.
Songdej Praditsmanont
Bangkok
