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'Wrongfully accused': S'pore fitness trainer debunks allegations she's woman behind Faishal Ibrahim's resignation
She said her "only contact with" Faishal was during her two fitness events organised by a community centre.
July 27, 2026, 02:28 PM
Photo from Faishal Ibrahim/FB and rasidah.piloxing/IG
A woman has denied involvement with former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim after allegations surfaced that she was the woman behind his recent resignation.
In an Instagram post on Jul. 27, Rasidah Caudal included a screenshot of what appeared to be a Telegram message claiming that she was "the one who caused MP Faishal to resign".
"She is married to a French man," the message also claimed.
This same image was posted on TikTok on Jul. 26, gaining over 81,000 views and close to 2,400 shares as of the time of writing.
Caudal superimposed the text, "untrue allegation", over this screenshot, and said in the caption that she has been "wrongfully accused as the woman in the Prof Faishal case".
"I would like to take the occasion to categorically reject these accusations."
Willing to take legal action
Caudal is a certified senior piloxing and pilates trainer whose classes are held at various community centres, as listed on the onePA website.
She clarified in her post that her "only contact with" Faishal was during her two fitness events at Kampung Ubi Community Centre (CC), which were organised by the Kembangan CC Women’s Executive Committee (WEC).
These two events, she told Mothership, took place on Mar. 29 and Jul. 12.
She clarified that she has not had any "personal meeting[s]" with Faishal.
Caudal also told Mothership that she "just want[s] to clear [her] name".
"I feel sad that I have been wrongly accused when I did nothing."
She added that she first found out about the rumours from her students, who told her they had seen pictures of her circulating on WhatsApp and TikTok.
Caudal has also received messages on Facebook and Instagram.
"I was shocked and thought it will die off as it’s so unbelievable but it went viral. I am really sad about this as it’s bad for my reputation," she said.
"I ask those posting and commenting on these false accusations to please refrain from doing so, as well as provide tangible proof to their claims of my supposed links to Prof Faishal," she wrote in her post.
She also warned that she "will not hesitate to take legal action against anyone spreading these false rumours".
Apart from herself, Caudal also urged the public not to seek to cause damage to the actual woman involved.
"These accusations are, seemingly, a search for solutions to a scandal without answers. I understand the sentiment.
However, I beg you to refrain causing damage to a woman and her family because you have not been able to obtain such answers. I do not know them either.
Resorting to playground chatter and false accusations, which mind you have real-life consequences on people’s lives, contrary to what social media may make you believe, is extremely low."
Background
Faishal, who was also Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, and Member of Parliament for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, announced his resignation from his political offices on Jul. 20.
It happened after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) received an email from a female member of the public concerning her interactions with Faishal.
Both Faishal and the woman made allegations of harassment against each other, but it was assessed that no criminal offence had been committed by either party.
However, Faishal accepted that his conduct fell short of the standards expected of an MP and Political Office Holder, leading to his resignation.
In a letter of resignation to PM Wong, the 58-year-old said there was "no physical relationship" between him and the woman, and he had not intended for the interactions to develop into one.
“There was a lapse of judgment on my part in the way I handled the interactions and in failing to establish clearer boundaries at an earlier stage,” he wrote.
