Former AIC chief spotted on mosque visit with East Coast GRC MPs

Recently resigned public servant Dinesh Vasu Dash accompanied East Coast GRC MPs on a mosque visit in Chai Chee on the morning of March 31.

- Goh Yan Han

Mr Dinesh, whose last day as the chief of Agency for Integrated Care was on March 27, is the first former public servant spotted on the ground with PAP MPs since the recent string of resignations from the Government.

The 50-year-old was seen walking into Al-Ansar Mosque in Chai Chee, accompanying Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong.

This comes amid speculation that he has joined the ruling party and will be fielded in the upcoming election.

Madam Hazlina Abdul Halim, 40, the former chief executive of Make-A-Wish Singapore, was also with the group.

The senior vice-president of strategy and communications at advisory firm Teneo had previously been spotted shadowing MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling and was formally introduced to residents and reporters at a Marine Parade GRC walkabout on March 22.

MP Jessica Tan was also in attendance. Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How arrived slightly later and joined the group before they entered the mosque.

The other two East Coast GRC MPs - Dr Maliki Osman and Ms Cheryl Chan - were not with the group. Dr Maliki had arrived earlier on his own, while Ms Chan was on a work trip.