SIK, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said his continued overseeing of the affairs of Felda, founded by his father, was because he had plans to bring the organisation to the global level.
"When I was a minister, I was also in charge of Felda, like my father (Tun Abdul Razak Hussein) had.
"Believe me that the Felda community is very close to my heart, just like my father had been, and there's still the agenda that I need to finish," he said at a Ramadan thanksgiving function with the Felda settlers of Teloi Timur, here, Thursday.
At the function, more than 4,000 Felda settlers in Kedah and Perlis received Raya contributions amounting to over RM1.3 million.
A Felda Teloi Timur settler, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, 61, said he and his family were thankful for the contribution which would be used to prepare for Hari raya.
"We are delighted to receive the money as it will lessen the burden for people like us to buy the essentials for Raya," he added.
Harun Ahmad, 60, also from the same land scheme, said the contribution showed the Barisan Nasional government's concern for the welfare of Felda settlers who were mostly low-income earners.
-- BERNAMA
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