Vaithi makes us pine for values from a vanishing era


IN AN age where hashtags pass for heroism and virtue is often measured in viral likes, “Vaithi – A Life of Service” arrives like a warm breeze from a forgotten time – when dignity was quiet, service was sincere, and leadership meant rolling up your sleeves, not polishing the image for better optics.

The biography of veteran sports administrator Datuk A. Vaithilingam (pic) does not just tell a story; it restores faith in the kind of values we now call “old-fashioned”.

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