Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today that he felt “lemas” and puzzled looking at the behaviour of the opposition which he said strenuously defended the wealthy.

While speaking about the government’s plan of targeted petrol subsidies, he said debates in Parliament showed many in the opposition strongly defending the T15 (top 15 percent of income earners).

“If (I) listen to the parliamentary debate I ‘lemas’ (feel overwhelmed) also, more parliamentarians defend the T15 rather than...