Khairy speaks out against judgment of women athletes


PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) spoke out against the holier-than-thou attitude of some people against women athletes who are Muslim.

Khairy on Saturday retweeted a comic strip by artist VulpineNinja that depicted pictures of two women athletes that were posted on Facebook and receiving negative comments.

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