Three Indian-origin Singaporeans among 9 sworn in as nominated members in Parliament

Singapore: Three Indian-origin Singaporeans were among nine nominated parliamentarians who took their oaths on Wednesday.

Also sworn in on Wednesday was Seah Kian Peng as the new Speaker of Parliament. He replaced Tan Chuan-Jin who resigned over an extramarital affair with fellow People's Action Party parliamentarian Cheng Li Hui, who has also resigned.

Of the nine Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs), this is the second term for Raj Joshua Thomas, an Indian-origin lawyer and president of the Security Association Singapore. (PTI) 

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