Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan denies ‘liking' controversial Gaza post
Singapore 's top diplomat Vivian Balakrishnan has denied 'liking' a Facebook post by a former nominated member of parliament (NMP) who suggested relocating pro-Palestine activists to Gaza.
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Just past midnight on Tuesday, the city state's foreign minister said he did not share the views of former NMP Calvin Cheng, and had since taken measures to enhance the security of his account.
Cheng said in a Facebook post on March 13 that he would sponsor moving members of local activist group Monday of Palestine Solidarity to Gaza 'only if they never come back'.
His controversial remarks drew criticism, with an opposition politician filing a police report against him.
Cheng was responding to pro-Palestinian activists disrupting various meet-the-people sessions, which are weekly talks across Singapore during which residents can seek help from their elected parliament representative.
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Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam posted a video of his interaction with two activists last month at a session, in which they were seen making rude gestures and calling him a coward.
While Monday of Palestine Solidarity denied that the visit to Shanmugam's session was initiated by it, the ruling People's Action Party named the group when answering queries from local media.
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