Rusnah to repeat history by reviving patriotic role

Then and now: Rusnah holding up a picture of herself releasing pigeons at Stadium Merdeka in September 1963. — Bernama

KUANTAN: When the formation of Malaysia was declared on Sept 16, 1963, Rusnah Aksah was only 12.

But she was entrusted with a very special task – to release 101 pigeons in front of 35,000 people, including the first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, at Sta­dium Merdeka