New Delhi, May 16 -- During a joint press conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a funny story from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's private tour of the Kremlin. Inside St. Andrew's Hall, Putin showed Anwar three thrones, one each for the tsar and tsarina. The third one was unlabelled.

When asked who the third was for, Anwar quickly joked, "For the second wife", making everyone laugh. Putin replied that it was a "true Muslim" answer.

"That is the answer of a true Muslim, a representative of Islamic culture," the Russian president quipped.

PM Anwar clarified that his comment was a joke.

"I only have one wife, Mr President. But, I felt it was a trick, a test. I said the right throne was for the ...