JAKARTA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia's leading presidential candidate, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, proposed importing up to 1.5 million heads of dairy cattle if elected president.

The proposal is aimed at providing free milk to children to address stunted development, he said in a forum with Indonesian journalists on Thursday, a central agenda point in his campaign for the Feb. 14 election.

He said the cattle could possibly be sourced from Brazil or India. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia Writing by Fransiska Nangoy Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)