Low Thia Khiang recovering well: Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin

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Former Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang is in good spirits and is recovering well, said Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday. Mr Tan made the remarks in a Facebook post that featured a photo of the two men, both wearing face masks. Mr Low, 63,...

The veteran politician is the former secretary-general of the WP, and an MP for Aljunied GRC.

The other WP MPs in Aljunied GRC have been covering Mr Low's constituency duties after his fall, with help from former Non-Constituency MP Gerald Giam.He entered politics in 1988, when he stood for election as a WP candidate in Tiong Bahru GRC but did not win.In 2001, Mr Low took over as WP secretary-general from Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam, and led the party for 17 years before stepping down two years ago.It is unclear if Mr Low will stand for election again in the upcoming polls, held on July 10.

The WP said he is on the mend, but party sources said he had been thinking about retirement even before he got injured.

 

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