You can put down your pitchforks, people. Contrary to what several netizens have been claiming, Edmund Ng is just a regular guy — a spectator in the David Ong scandal.
In an interview with TODAY, the annoyed 31-year-old expressed his anger at being wrongly called out as the husband of Wendy Lim, the 41-year-old grassroots volunteer and People’s Action Party member who reportedly had an affair with David Ong, the former Bukit Batok Member of Parliament.
News of their infidelity broke on Saturday, and by Sunday morning, photos of Ng were floating around online, along with the false allegations. He quickly cleared things up by the end of the day, declaring that he only met Lim when they took part in the same cheerleading team for Ong during last year’s General Elections, and that there was “absolutely no relationship” between him and her. We can’t imagine the harrassment he would’ve endured, had this gone on any longer.
So how did the blunder happen? Perhaps it was some eager netizen digging through old pictures of the 2015 GE and gleefully unearthing snapshots of him carrying a handmade heart-shaped sign with the words ‘David Ong’ on it (very similar to the ones Lim was photographed holding at last year’s rallies) — and then jumping to conclusions.
Whatever the case, it’s time to stop this witch hunt in its tracks. All Ng did was show his support by passing out flyers and cheering for Ong at the elections.
Although there was one slightly interesting fact that he remembered about Lim — she was the most ardent fan in Ong’s cheerleading squad. Read into that what you will.
