'If the biographies of world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Lee Kuan Yew can be listed as reference books in libraries, why can't a coffee-table book on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak be accorded the same status?'

This was the welcoming response by Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid to the Pahang government's proposal that the state library list the book Najib Razak - 40 Years 40 Pictures as a reference book.