WP's Kenneth Tiong on Pritam Motion: No Judgment on Tan Chuan-Jin

During a debate on a motion on the suitability of Pritam Singh to continue as Leader of the Opposition, WP MP Kenneth Tiong asked Leader of the House Indranee Rajah a question, referring to the case of former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, who resigned in 2023 after having an affair.

“The prime minister had known since late 2020, nearly three years. For nearly three years, the Speaker presided over this House, ruling on members' conduct, maintaining order while in an affair with a member that he presided over.”

“Both situations raise questions about fitness for office,” he said. “Arguably, the Speaker is more important than the Leader of the Opposition, since the Speaker is in the line of succession for president. Yet parliament was never asked to judge Mr Tan Chuan-Jin. No motion. Not in 2020, not in 2021, not in 2022. Not before his resignation, not after. Nearly three years of silence and then a quiet exit.”

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