From malaysiakini
By Haslan Zakaria

Former deputy minister Tan Kee Kwong has urged the federal government to come clean about Felda and to stop interfering in the running of the government-linked company.

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“Do not forget the very reason why Felda was started (was to undertake) social responsibilities,” reminded Tan (right).

He said this in a blog posting following his open letter dated June 6, where he publicly accused Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of “single-handedly destroying” Felda’s prudent management and the siphoning away of its wealth.

Continuing his attack on what he claimed as “government meddling” in the state-owned plantation firm, he listed in his blog instances of mismanagement that the government he allegedly misled Parliament and the public about.

Tan, who is now in the opposition PKR of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, based his accusations on his experience in 2004 while serving as then-deputy to Land and Cooperatives Minister Kasitah Gadam in charge of all Felda matters.

Tan went on to lament the government-linked firm’s decline to its present pathetic state, from what he described was once a stellar example of how such a project should be like. (more…)