PAS, Umno clerics dispatch 'angels' to clash over Anwar's pay cheque

A war of words has erupted over Anwar Ibrahim’s declaration that he would not accept salaries as the prime minister and finance minister.

The squabble took a divine turn when two religious personalities - PAS number two Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and Umno’s Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali - joined in.

Pointing out that even Prophet Muhammad accepted what Allah had provided, Tuan Ibrahim quipped that Anwar must therefore be a malaikat...