Editor's note: Paragraphs three to six have been inserted following a press release by Azhar Azizan Harun, clarifying comments he made earlier to Utusan Malaysia.

As pressure from rulers and the public to reopen Parliament mounts, Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun and his two deputies offered slightly different responses.

Yesterday, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Conference of Rulers expressed their wish to see Parliament and state legislative assemblies convened as soon as possible.

For Azhar, he said