SINGAPORE: Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) and socio-political commentator Calvin Cheng said on Thursday (Apr 10) that he was "deeply remorseful" over public comments about a pro-Palestinian activist group in Singapore.
Mr Cheng said in a Facebook post that he had met two Muslim community leaders, Ustaz Pasuni Maulan and Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi, at Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands on Wednesday. Both men sit on the MUIS council - the overall decision-making body of the organisation.
MUIS is the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore.
"I told the ustazs that I am deeply remorseful about my remarks suggesting that our people go to a conflict zone. They advised me to be more sensitive in the future, in what I say," Mr Cheng wrote.