Another federal election candidate bites the dust over social media posts auspol
A Liberal candidate has resigned after criticising a woman who said her husband had raped her, saying the husband was the "real victim".
"Based on new information that has come to light, Mr Gurpal Singh has been asked to resign as the candidate for Scullin. Mr Singh sincerely apologises for his previous comments and has tendered his resignation," the spokesman said.Mr Singh had previously linked same-sex marriage with paedophilia.
Mr Singh apologised for the comments and said “they were wrong and I am sorry” after being questioned byThe Coalition stood by Mr Singh in the days since his comments were reported, even as several other election candidates were disendorsed over discriminatory or offensive past statements on social media.
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