Two Indian-origin Singapore ministers to sue PM's brother on defamatory allegations linked to rental of colonial-era bungalows
Singapore, Jul 28 (PTI) Two senior Indian-origin ministers in Singapore have threatened to file a lawsuit against Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for making defamatory allegations relating to their rental of two colonial-era bungalows in the city-state.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said they will sue Lee Hsien Yang for defamation if he does not apologise for having made false allegations.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Shanmugam said Lee Yang had accused him and Dr Balakrishnan of "acting corruptly and for personal gain by having Singapore Land Authority (SLA) give us preferential treatment by illegally felling trees without approval, and also having SLA pay for renovations to 26 and 31 Ridout Road
