PERMATANG Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim thinks he is special. He griped about the fact that his swearing-in yesterday was not telecast live by RTM.

Anwar described as "nasty" the decision to not allow the live telecast of the oath-taking ceremony.

Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek immediately hit back: "The live broadcast is strictly for Question Time and we can't change our policy for just one person."

Shabery, who was involved in the country's first-ever live television debate with Anwar last month over fuel subsidy, added: "Traditionally, we've never telecast the oath-taking so there is no reason we should make an exception for him."