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 ==='Illiterate' hot mic comment===
 * ‘illiterate’ comment as MP and '''Minister of Foreign Affairs''' (2015)
-** 14 Sep 2021 Tue - Parliament session,
+** on 14 Sep 2021 Tue, during a Parliament session,
 *** after Leong Mun Wai had spoken, a voice could be heard saying "he's illiterate".
-*** Later, after another exchange between [[Tan See Leng]] and Leong Mun Wai, someone heard saying, "Seriously, how did he get into {{g| RI}}?... Must have been a lousy school."
+*** Later, after another exchange between [[Tan See Leng]] and [[Leong Mun Wai]], someone heard saying, "Seriously, how did he get into {{g| RI}}?... Must have been a lousy school."
 *** It was deduced that VB made these comments, possibly due to TSL's mic which was not switched off
-*** [[Tan See Leng]] then replied, "I'm from Monk's Hill."
+*** Someone then replied, "I'm from Monk's Hill." It was presumed to be [[Tan See Leng]].
-*** LMW confirmed received a call of apology from VB on Wed 15 Sep 2021, LMW said he had accepted apology when queried by mainstream media
+*** [[Leong Mun Wai]] confirmed received a call of apology from VB on Wed 15 Sep 2021, [[Leong Mun Wai]] said he had accepted apology when queried by mainstream media
-*** LMW added, "I am also curious to know who are the other persons who were involved in the conversation and the reason why they held the institution that I attended in contempt."
+*** [[Leong Mun Wai]] added, "I am also curious to know who are the other persons who were involved in the conversation and the reason why they held the institution that I attended in contempt."
-*** in the televised GE2020 debate on 1 Jul 2020 with [[Jamus Lim]], [[Chee Soon Juan]] and [[Francis Yuen]], he claimed, "I dare say every neighborhood school of ours is a school that we can be very proud of,"  a comment which was a complete contrast to his hot mic comment.
+*** in the televised GE2020 debate on 1 Jul 2020 with [[Jamus Lim]], [[Chee Soon Juan]] and [[Francis Yuen]], he declared, "I dare say every neighborhood school of ours is a school that we can be very proud of,"  a comment which was a complete contrast to his hot mic comment.
 *** [[file:Vb-fbpost-illiterate.png|200px|VB's apology on FB]]
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