Well-known political cartoonist Zunar, or his real name Zulkiflee Anwar Ul-haque, is often asked why he depicts the prime minister's wife Rosmah Mansor with gigantic hairdo, breasts and diamond rings.

“It’s not her hair, breasts or rings. She’s just an object of my cartoons. What is more important is the subject matter of my work, which is the corruption plaguing the nation,” he told a packed audience in Georgetown today.