Umno supreme council member Ismail Sabri Yaakob has described the attempt by the National Association of Children of Felda Settlers (Anak) to drag the royal institution into the Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) listing issue as an uncouth move.

NONE Ismail ( left ) said Anak chief Mazlan Aliman wanting to involve the Agong in preventing FGV listing on Bursa Malaysia was an attempt to drag the palace into the politics of the opposition.

"Anak is not sincere in its struggle. Mazlan is an opposition party member and the move shows Anak does not respect the federal constitution by involving Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah."

Ismail Sabri said this to reporters after opening the Companies Commission of Malaysia's programme with the people in Kampung Batu Papan, here, today.

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Anak reportedly planned to hold a mass gathering and then march to Istana Negara on July 14 to hand over a memorandum on their objection to FGV listing to the king.

Ismail Sabri, who is also domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism minister, was however condifent that the Felda settlers would be wise by not taking part in the gathering.

"Anak is only using a small group of settlers for its political interest and is not thinking about the future of the Felda settlers as a whole.

"They (Anak memgers) have been involved in various actions to prevent FGV listing but at the same time, they accepted the windfall distributed to the settlers recently," he said.

Ismail Sabri said although a small group of settlers did not believe in the FGV listing, they should not ignore the voice of the majority who wanted it.

- Bernama