When critics spoke out against the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak paid little heed as he pressed on with his ambitious plan.

The prime minister even belittled those opposed to the plan, calling them haram jadah (illegitimate children).

All this happened five years ago, but for the president of the National Felda Settlers' Children Association (Anak) president Mazlan Aliman, it is still clearly etched in his mind...