Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Shah granted an audience to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang on Tuesday. This is the first time the two had met.

According to a Facebook post by DAP political education director Liew Chin Tong, he, along with former Bernama chairperson Annuar Zaini, former Sungai Benut MP Tawfik Ismail and Penang Institute executive director Ooi Kee Beng accompanied Lim.

"This is the first time Lim was granted an audience with His Majesty. The two seemed happy talking about current affairs.

"His Majesty was wise and generously shared his knowledge with us," wrote Liew, who is also the deputy defence minister.