WP MP Faisal Manap in ICU for cardiac condition

SINGAPORE - Aljunied GRC MP and Workers’ Party (WP) vice-chairman Faisal Manap was hospitalised on Monday night for a cardiac condition.

WP said on Tuesday that Mr Faisal, 48, is conscious and in stable condition. He is being monitored and cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU).

“His family appreciates the public’s concern, and they have requested privacy so he can focus on his recuperation,” added WP.

Mr Faisal has been an Aljunied GRC MP since 2011.

In his absence from work, WP’s Aljunied GRC MPs – Ms Sylvia Lim, Mr Gerald Giam and Mr Pritam Singh – and other party members will cover his constituency duties.

WP’s statement on Facebook about Mr Faisal’s hospitalisation drew hundreds of reactions and get-well messages, including from politicians such as Ms Denise Phua (Jalan Besar GRC) and Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim (Chua Chu Kang GRC).

Presidential hopeful and former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam also sent get-well wishes to Mr Faisal and his family.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the former People’s Action Party MP said: “Very sorry to learn that Faisal Manap is in ICU, but glad his condition is stable. Warmest wishes to Faisal and his family for a smooth recovery, and hope he can be back on the ground in Aljunied before too long.”

Mr Faisal’s absence comes after

fellow Aljunied GRC MP Leon Perera’s resignation on July 19

for lying about an affair he had with former WP Youth Wing president Nicole Seah.

The third-term MP had also been advising and supporting WP’s Sengkang MPs since December 2021, following the resignation of former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan from the party after she admitted to lying to Parliament.