A visibly agitated opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told reporters, "It's official. Parliament is indeed a rubber stamp," after Padang Serai MP N.Surendran was suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for 6 months.

He adds calling Parliament a rubber stamp is nothing new, as even Dr Mahathir Mohamad had uttered it when he was fighting with Tunku Abdul Rahman, but notes that no action was taken then.