'PM wants May 13 film shown to Felda settlers'

Some 3,000 Felda settlers were given an exclusive preview of the controversial film Tanda Putera at a gathering today aimed at bolstering support for the BN.

The screening, which was not on the schedule for the Felda gathering, was slotted in after lunch at the request of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Ahmad Maslan said.

"This film is not in the cinemas, but this historical film is very important, I have been informed by the prime minister. The prime minister asked that it be screened (for the Felda settlers).

"So, when else can I gather so many people like this? If we wait till tomorrow it'll already be the general election," Ahmad told the audience at the Putra World Trade Complex in Kuala Lumpur.

The film chronicles the relationship of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein and his deputy, Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, amid the backdrop of the May 13, 1969, racial riots.

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