COMMENT | Ban men from athletics because of sexy skintight attire?

COMMENT | There has been a bit of a debacle after the Terengganu government decided to bar women gymnasts from participating in gymnastics events, including at Sukma (Sukan Malaysia).

The state government is PAS-led and falls under the banner of Perikatan Nasional - the “Green Wave”.

I’ll bet you that they will say this issue should not be politicised, but it is so obviously politics.

Of course, it would be much more progressive if politics and governance focused on the more important issues of the economy, cost of living, corruption and even freedom of the media and expression, instead of the petty debate of attire in sports.

But life is such and it is very worrying if this type of policing spreads and becomes much more a part of our system and culture.

Terengganu’s move is archaic and extremely backward. This has no place if we want to be...