Responding to Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah's scorching remarks about him, Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted in jest that he sets things on fire with his temper.

"Yes, I am a very angry man, you can see how angry I am.

"I will burn you, I am always burning things," the 92-year-old former premier told reporters with a stern face, but broke into a broad grin moments later...