Indian-origin Singapore opposition MP resigns over extramarital affair
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Singapore’s main opposition party announced that lawmaker Leon Perera resigned following an affair with a colleague just days after two ruling party members of parliament stepped down over a similar inappropriate relationship. Perera sent a letter to parliament today tendering his resignation, Pritam Singh, the opposition leader and Secretary-General of…
This is the third scandal to rock Singapore's political landscape within a week.
Former Workers' Party (WP) senior members Nicole Seah and Leon Perera resigned from the opposition party on Tuesday (Jul 18) and Wednesday respectively after having an extramarital affair. Cherie Lok takes us through their political careers.
SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Wednesday (Jul 19) said it was "false" to suggest that he had tipped off a media outlet and provided information on the ex-driver of former Workers' Party (WP) member Leon Perera. Mr Perera was a Member of Parliament for Aljunied before he and fe