Former Singaporean MP Calvin Cheng ‘deeply remorseful’ for remarks on activists, says he should have been more sensitive


(From left) Calvin Cheng said he had met Ustaz Pasuni Maulan and Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi Hassan at Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands on the afternoon of April 9, 2025. - Photo: Calvin Cheng/Facebook

SINGAPORE: Former Nominated MP Calvin Cheng has said he is deeply remorseful for his remarks suggesting that a group of activists relocate to Gaza, acknowledging that they caused “hurt and anger”, especially within the Muslim community.

In a Facebook post on Thursday (April 10), he said he had met Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi Hassan and Ustaz Pasuni Maulan at Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands on Wednesday (April 9) afternoon.

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