Kahar Hassan steps down as PAP Kaki Bukit Branch chairman
The deputy director with SMRT had previously been active in the Opposition Workers' Party-held Aljunied GRC.
POSTED: 01 Aug 2015 00:11
SINGAPORE: The chairman of the People's Action Party's (PAP) Kaki Bukit Branch, Kahar Hassan, stepped down on Friday (Jul 31). Party leaders made the decision last Saturday, Mr Kahar said on Facebook.
The deputy director with SMRT has been active in the Opposition Workers' Party-held Aljunied Group Representation Constituency and was tipped to be fielded there in the upcoming election.
In a farewell note, the 46-year-old Mr Kahar thanked Kaki Bukit residents for showing him "warmth and love" over the past 16 months. "I feel like you are family to me now," he wrote.
He also thanked grassroots leaders, community organisations and branch activists at Kaki Bukit. "It is very sad to have to leave you after forging such tight camaraderie."
- CNA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/kahar-hassan-steps-down/2021458.html
The deputy director with SMRT had previously been active in the Opposition Workers' Party-held Aljunied GRC.
POSTED: 01 Aug 2015 00:11
SINGAPORE: The chairman of the People's Action Party's (PAP) Kaki Bukit Branch, Kahar Hassan, stepped down on Friday (Jul 31). Party leaders made the decision last Saturday, Mr Kahar said on Facebook.
The deputy director with SMRT has been active in the Opposition Workers' Party-held Aljunied Group Representation Constituency and was tipped to be fielded there in the upcoming election.
In a farewell note, the 46-year-old Mr Kahar thanked Kaki Bukit residents for showing him "warmth and love" over the past 16 months. "I feel like you are family to me now," he wrote.
He also thanked grassroots leaders, community organisations and branch activists at Kaki Bukit. "It is very sad to have to leave you after forging such tight camaraderie."
- CNA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/kahar-hassan-steps-down/2021458.html
