COMMENT | It was reminiscent of the infamous “Listen, listen, listen” rant at the Universiti Utara Malaysia 10 years ago but Anwar Ibrahim’s riposte to a question from a student at Kolej Matrikulasi Pulau Pinang in Kepala Batas last week veered to a similar infamy.

The teenager who asked albeit politely about the quota system for places to pursue a matriculation course was not met with the same “I talk, you listen” notoriety but she was prevented from completing what she had come for – seeking answers from the prime minister himself.

“My friends and I, as well as others that are not known, are affected by this quota system, all because they don’t have bumiputera status,” she was heard saying in a video of the event posted on Anwar’s official Facebook...