SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Gigene Wong has issued two separate apologies after she used a racial slur to describe fellow candidate Ariffin Sha during a rally at Evergreen Primary School on Saturday (Apr 26) night.

In a Facebook post on Saturday night, Dr Wong, 59, apologised for using a term that was "offensive towards our Indian community", adding that she was "not aware of the real meaning behind it". "My sincere apologies!" she said.