Dec 9, 10 4:07pm
Controversial singer Wee Meng Chee today held a short meeting with de facto Law Minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz over difficulties faced in seeking government grants for his movie.
Wee, better known as Namewee, met Nazri today at Parliament to inform him about the new film, titled Nasi Lemak 2.0, and his eight month futile attempt to secure government grants.
He had previously claimed that the government's requirement for most of the script to be in Bahasa Malaysia to qualify for grants as discriminatory and not in line with the 1Malaysia spirit.
During the 10-minute meeting, Wee had expressed his wish to personally inform Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak about the predicament faced by him and other film makers.
At a press conference later, Nazri said that he would raise the matter to the premier during the cabinet meeting this Friday.
Nazri defends Wee
Nazri also defended Wee, who's numerous music videos have irked conservative Muslims, especially Malay rights pressure group Perkasa.
The minister said that Wee was merely trying to address the grouses of the younger generation and was not being racist.
"I met this young man today and nothing of what he has done is against the law," said Mohd Nazri.
"I think the Malay mainstream media, bloggers and the community has misunderstood him. I hope they will give him a chance.
"He is young. If he does something wrong don't just jump the gun and come to your own conclusion from what other people say,” he said.
This is the second time Wee had sought a meeting with Mohd Nazri. A meeting was supposed to take place on Sept 30 but it was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
