SINGAPORE —Home Affairs and Law Minister K.Shanmugam has refuted a resurfaced online claim which falsely accused him of having an affair with a Member of Parliament (MP).
In response to these allegations, the 64-year-old posted two separate posts on his Facebook account on Tuesday evening (15 August).
Addressing the issue, Shanmugam clarified, "I have been told that an old post, fake news, is being recirculated - that I had an affair with an MP."
Denouncing these accusations, he labelled them as "false" and "baseless" in his first Facebook post on Tuesday.
Shanmugam added that he has engaged his legal team to examine the matter and is contemplating additional action to counter these allegations.
In his second Facebook post, Shanmugam shed light on the origins of the accusatory post, revealing that it had been created years ago by an individual impersonating his ex-wife, Jothie Rajah.
He shared, "A person pretending to be my ex-wife Jothie, put up a nasty, false post, many years ago.
"Jothie didn't write it and has told me that she didn't write it. It was an imposter, making up the allegations."
The minister expressed concerns over the recent resurgence of the false allegations, indicating that some individuals had intentionally circulated the post again.
This time, Shanmugam has declared his intention to take more decisive action.
He wrote, "I see that people are deliberately recirculating that post. This time I will file...
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