SINGAPORE — The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) has accepted the resignation of Mr Tan Chuan-Jin as its president, a day after he quit as Speaker of Parliament and walked away from his political career.

On Monday (July 17), Mr Tan announced his shock departure from politics following the revelation of an “inappropriate relationship” with Member of Parliament (MP) Cheng Li Hui, who has also quit politics.

In a statement on Tuesday, SNOC said its executive committee had accepted Mr Tan's resignation. It did not specify when he offered to quit.

Mr Tan had been SNOC president since 2014 and was re-elected for a third term in September last year.

The SNOC, established in 1947, coordinates the selection of Singapore athletes for competition at the major Games such as the Olympics, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Southeast Asian Games.

The SNOC also said that under its rules, Mrs Jessie Phua, its most senior vice-president, will be appointed as its acting president at the next executive committee meeting.

The organisation also thanked Mr Tan "for his years of service and contributions to the SNOC".

Mr Tan also held other positions outside politics on the boards of several organisations such as the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), Healthway Medical Group and Mandai Park Holdings, among others.

In response to TODAY’s queries, an NCSS spokesperson said that Mr Tan had asked to stand down as NCSS advisor with immediate effect.

The NCSS — a statutory board under the Ministry of Social and Family Development — is an umbrella organisation for more than 500 social service bodies in Singapore.

The organisation was “grateful for his leadership and support over the years particularly his passion in promoting volunteerism in the social service sector”, the spokesperson added.

In response to a query from TODAY on whether Mr Tan will continue as its chairman, Healthway Medical Group said that the advisory board of the organisation chaired by him “will continue until the end of its current term”.

The Singapore Exchange-listed company, which owns a large network of clinics and medical centres, did not elaborate.

In response to TODAY's queries, Mandai Park Holdings, which oversees Mandai Wildlife Reserve including Singapore Zoo, said Mr Tan was appointed to its board in November 2017.

He is currently deputy chairman of the firm owned by state investment outfit Temasek Holdings.

The Mandai Park Holdings spokesperson said: "I do not have any other information that I can offer for now."

Mr Tan is also patron of several organisations during his time as Minister for Social and Family Development, including the Centre for Fathering and Club Rainbow.

The Centre for Fathering is a non-profit organisation to promote active and involved fathering here, while Club Rainbow is an independent charity supporting children who suffer from chronic illnesses. 

Both organisations told TODAY that Mr Tan has “stepped down from his role with immediate effect”.

ORGANISATIONS DISTANCING THEMSELVES FROM MR TAN

Some organisations which featured Mr Tan on their websites initially made moves to distance themselves from him following the revelation of his relationship with Ms Cheng, with some restoring the information or posts afterward.

On Monday, articles penned by Mr Tan were temporarily removed from faith-based website thir.st and Salt and Light. Mr Tan had been featured on the website where he talked about his Christian faith.

The articles were later restored with an editor's note included.

Mr Edric Sng, editor of both sites, apologised for the removal of the articles and wrote that the pieces were "temporarily offline" as the team was "(contemplating) how best to approach them".

"As faith-based websites, we do our best to highlight examples of people living out their faith. While these are often everyday, everyman examples, in some instances, the newsmakers are high-profile figures, including politicians," Mr Sng wrote.

He also stated that the articles would now be read in the appropriate context given that they were published before Mr Tan's affair came to light, urging readers to adopt a "restorative posture".

Similarly on Monday, a photo was circulating online claiming the removal of Mr Tan's photo from Raffles Institution's wall of notable alumni.

Mr Tan had studied at Raffles Junior College during his school years.

In a statement to TODAY on Tuesday however, the school said that "Mr Tan’s portrait remains on the school wall together with other notable alumni of the school".

On the Dads for Life website, which is a movement by the Centre for Fathering, an interview that was done with Mr Tan, who was their patron, was removed on Monday.

As of Tuesday evening, the interview page was still inaccessible.