 However, Anifah refused, saying he felt it was "time to make way" for someone else.Reports indicated this was the first time anyone had refused an appointment as Deputy Minister after the appointment had already been made public.A day later, the "New Straits Times" reported that Anifah and another proposed Deputy Minister, Tengku Azlan Abu Bakar, had "thrown a tantrum ... claiming they are 'senior enough' to be made full ministers".