New scandal hits city-state

Inappropriate behaviour: Perera and Seah admitted that they had an affair, which started after the general election of 2020. — The Straits Times/ANN

WORKERS’ Party MP Leon Perera and senior leader Nicole Seah have resigned from the party after initially lying about an extramarital affair, in the latest incident to rock the country’s political scene.

Making the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, WP chief Pritam Singh said that sometime around late 2020 and early 2021, he was informed by Perera’s driver through WhatsApp that Perera and Seah were meeting very often at restaurants and hotels, and had been seen hugging each other and holding hands.