As Mr Chan walked towards the building around 7.20pm, he was asked by reporters if Tuesday’s meeting was being held under any special circumstances.
The Education Minister offered brief remarks. He said the PAP has always had meetings, adding: “This is our HQ, right?”
He declined comment when approached after the meeting.
Dr Puthucheary and Mr Yam did not take questions from reporters.
Mr Yam, a Member of Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, was spotted entering the building at about 6.45pm, while Dr Janil – Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Communications and Information – arrived at 7.40pm.
The exact number of attendees was not clear but based on this reporter’s observation of people leaving the venue, there were at least a hundred people in attendance.
The meeting ended at 9pm. Mr Chan and Dr Janil left about 30 minutes later.