The smartly attired new office bearers of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) were just starting proceedings when a jeans-clad woman carrying a backpack burst into the room.
'Why do I know nothing about this press conference?...I am utterly disappointed and disgusted,' shouted Ms Chew I-Jin, 40, assistant honorary treasurer of the new committee.
Ms Chew is one of only two long-time Aware members in the new exco.
What followed was a brief war of words between her and Ms Lois Ng, 44, a new exco member and one of the panellists.
Ms Chew was upset that she had been left in the dark about the press conference at the Raffles Town Club, called by Aware president Josie Lau to talk about their difficulties with the old guard.
Instead, she had been told to attend an exco meeting at the Aware headquarters. She appeared at the press conference after someone alerted her to it.
She protested that she had been left out despite being a member of the new Aware committee.
Ms Ng told her the meeting had been called to address 'all the questions the media has about the new faces'.
She added: 'As you're an old guard member, and the old guard have had their field day giving the media stories upon stories which are totally and utterly inaccurate, this is our chance to talk to the media. 'So I would appreciate that you leave this room.'
Ms Chew stood her ground, saying that she was all for the new team explaining themselves to the media, and refused to leave. -- Radha Basu
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