A newly formed cheerleading squad have defended their appointment by a Malaysian top flight soccer team, saying they were hired to provide 'decent and polite' support for the team amid complaints from conservative fans. The Titan Cheerleaders, a 15 woman group, will provide support for T-Team during the upcoming season at home matches in the majority Muslim east coast state of Terengganu. Malaysian daily newspaper The Star reported fans were against the employment of cheerleaders and had 'swamped' message boards with complaints, but the Titans said those supporters had misunderstood their remit. "We have only just formed ... the fans should not judge so soon without knowing what we actually do," 27-year-old hotel receptionist and Titan's member Rabiatul Adawiyyah Mohd told the newspaper.
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