There wasn’t even any physical interaction’: Ex-NMP Calvin Cheng says Faishal Ibrahim shouldn’t resign
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Cheng wrote: “There wasn’t even any physical interaction, much less an affair.”
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Trixy Toh
PublishedJul 20, 2026 at 04:11pm
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Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)
Calvin Cheng said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim should not have resigned from political office.
Commenting on the resignation, which broke on July 20, Cheng wrote in a Facebook post:
“There wasn’t even any physical interaction, much less an affair.”
The post has since garnered over 200 comments.
In a separate post, Cheng also
questioned whether a by-election should be called, noting that Faishal was the minority candidate in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC and that the GRC system was introduced to ensure minority representation.
‘There wasn’t even any physical interaction’: Cheng
Explaining why he believes Faishal should not have resigned, Cheng described him as a “great guy, the friendliest, most amiable person you can ever meet.”