Veteran PAP MP Inderjit Singh has put up a Facebook post rubbishing recent speculation that he has fallen out with his party:
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Posted by Inderjit Singh on Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Speculation was rife that a storm might be brewing internally after Inderjit took to Facebook to announce his retirement suddenly, in reaction to the redrawing of electoral boundaries where his Kebun Baru ward was inexplicably swapped from Ang Mo Kio GRC to Nee Soon GRC.
This caused a reaction from Defence Minister and PAP Organising Secretary Ng Eng Hen, who told the media on July 27, 2015, that the retirement of MPs, especially those who have served 15, 20 or even 30 years, should be done more smoothly and in a more deliberate and dignified manner.
Political pundits without the trappings of political office who have played up this issue:
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Posted by Andrew Loh on Monday, July 27, 2015