Foul!

Haresh Says, as published in Malay Mail today. PERHAPS the biggest mistake politicians tend to make is trying to score points through sports. Sadly in Malaysia, sports and politics have always enjoyed an “incestuous” relationship. Presidents and top officials governing sporting associations mainly comprise of politicians and in some cases even menteri besar. The justification is that these leaders will be able to secure funds for the associations. A lame excuse to camouflage the lack of thought or work to lure in sponsors. The money pumped into these associations are from state government’s coffers — taxpayers’ money in short. Malaysian politicians have been affiliated with sports for a long time. Former prime ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak led the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) during their eras . Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim was infamously known for being president of several sports associations including Perlis FA, Amateur Swimming Union of Ma...

I believe the pictures, taken from various sources, say it all... Clockwise: Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, US president Barack Obama, India prime minister Manmohan Singh, UK prime minister David Cameron, China president Xi Jinping and Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak.