The Oxford Manipulator
When met later at Parliament lobby, Khairy rejected claims that of preparing the answer for the minister today.
“The opposition don’t want to listen to question, they don’t want an answer and they don’t like the truth,” he said.
“It is not planted, it’s a supplementary question that I asked. The minister is a very intelligent man. I sure he has anticipated what might be the question,” he added.
“I think it clear they are afraid of the substance that is there,” added Khairy.
In some countries, such pre-arranged questions in Parliament are called ‘Dorothy Dixer’, where a minister get a backbencher to ask a pre-arranged question which can be answered in such a way to either praise the government or attack the opposition.
The term originates from Dix - an Australian columnist - who has the reputation of making up her own questions for advice columns to allow her to publish more interesting answers. (Malaysiakini)
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I listened to the press interview, and he keeps repeating the word “substance” in every other sentence. What substance? It was believed that he planted the questions and supply the answers for Amirsham to read out. Is he claiming that there is substance in the answer?  And whose or what substance? He planted the question, provide the answer, so the substance is his! Not necessary the truth. And not necessary any substance in it.
He said, “The opposition don’t want to listen to question, they don’t want an answer and they don’t like the truth.â€
Can you blame the opposition? It was his question with his answer and his truth! So again what substance.
I believe the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Amirsham A Aziz is an intelligent man, but to anticipate what might be the next question - well he is not only intelligent - he is a psychic with a supernatural ability to foresee the future. Only one with such power will be able to provide a two-page written answer in advance.
And by asking a pre-arranged question and providing the answer for the minister to read out, I think Khairy is belittling the minister. He is saying that the minister cannot or is not smart enough to answer the question on his own. So he provides the answer for him. What a manipulator!