Tan Chuan-Jin expresses remorse for expletive caught on hot mic after Parliament speech by opposition MP Jamus Lim.
Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin issues an apology after using unparliamentary language during a parliamentary session, as revealed by a Reddit thread. has issued an apology on Tuesday for his use of unparliamentary language that was captured on a hot mic during a parliamentary session in April this year.
The incident came to light through a Reddit thread, which revealed that Tan had muttered "f****** populist" after requesting a response from Sembawang GRC Member of Parliament Vikram Nair to Associate ProfessorAccording to The Straits Times, Lim had finished a speech on doing more to help the lower-income groups in Singapore, and had suggested the establishment of an official poverty line during his speech.
He also revealed that he has personally spoken to Lim and extended his apology, to which Lim "has kindly accepted".
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