'Tanda Putera' , a propaganda film made by Shuhaimi Baba under the auspices of the National Film Development Board (Finas) as a pre-election ‘frightener’ for Malay voters, should perhaps by rights be re-titled Tandas Putera .

Because to judge from the popular stink it’s causing, it is yet another bungled attempt by the Umnoputras to save themselves from disappearing down the toilet in the coming general election.