'What happened?' Shanmugam sheds light on Faishal Ibrahim's resignation
«What happened in Faishal's case?»That question has been on many Singaporeans' minds after former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim resigned from politics on Monday (July 20) over his conduct when interacting with a woman online.Assoc Prof Faishal and the female member of the public had accused each other of harassment over their «interactions», and the woman later wrote to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the matter.Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam shed further light on the said interactions — which included messages and pictures — in a Facebook post on Wednesday (July 22).According to Shanmugam, Assoc Prof Faishal had continued responding to the woman because he was concerned she «might react negatively if he abruptly cut her off».«Nevertheless, his responses were, objectively, inappropriate and questionable. They come across as engaging with her,» said Shanmugam, who is also the Coordinating Minister for National Security.