PAHANG DUN | Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob today challenged Mentakab lawmaker Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji to a fist fight after a heated exchange in the Pahang legislative assembly today.

The row erupted after Tengku Zulpuri, who is also the de facto opposition leader, had told the assembly that the state government should allocate more funds to resolve Mentakab's flood woes.

This sparked a shouting match between Adnan and Tengku Zulpuri as they argued over when the recent floods in Penang was an act of God.

Tengku Zulpuri said likening floods with divine retribution to "beer festivals" was invalid because floods happened elsewhere as well, including Jeddah, Saudi Arabia recently.

At one point, an irate Adnan said "Tuan yang di-pertua. Keluar dewan saja (Mr Speaker. Let's leave the chambers)", alluding that he and Tengku Zulpuri should take matters outside...