Sparks fly as Shanmugam, Leong Mun Wai clash over how Lee Hsien Yang and wife were described as having absconded
Progress Singapore Party's Leong Mun Wai (left) and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had a heated exchange in Parliament on March 22, 2023.
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Home Affairs, delivered a ministerial statement on a Facebook post made by NCMP Leong Mun Wai
Following an earlier debate on the abscondence of Mr Lee Hsien Yang and his wife, Mr Leong made a post stating that Mr Shanmugam was trying to "muddy the waters"
At several points, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah and Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin called for Mr Leong to retain parliamentary decorum
Wednesday's debate spanned more than an hour
