Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today hit out at his critics who had rigorously pressured his administration into approving the fourth withdrawal from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) last year.

Speaking to reporters at the MCA Chinese New Year do in Kuala Lumpur this morning, he questioned where the figures had gone now when the rakyat once again wants to be allowed to withdraw their EPF savings.

"The government has to...