When football united a nation

I REFER to Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin’s column “Watching nervously as events unfold” (#AbidinIdeas, The Star, July 30; online at bit.ly/star_merdeka).

I agree with the writer’s view on the role of sports as a catalyst for nation-building and national unity. He correctly highlighted the exemplary initiative of our first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, in promoting sports, particularly football, as a vehicle to foster national harmony and cohesion.