Chua Chu Kang MP Low Yen Ling, Pasir Ris-Punggol MP Sun Xueling, Hong Kah North MP Amy Khor and Jurong MP Rahayu Mahzam. Many of the MPs, including Ms Rahayu Mahzam and Ms Sun Xueling, bought their saris from the Tekka Market or Little India area. It really says something about our multiracialism and the fact that we can be united in so many ways.' Wishing all Hindus a happy Deepavali, Ms Indranee said: 'It's really nice in Singapore that you can do this.

(From left) Tanjong Pagar MP Joan Pereira, Bishan-Toa Payoh MP Josephine Teo, MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling and East Coast MP Jessica Tan. She started gathered the group and gave them tips on where to buy their outfits. 'I figured the sari (the other MPs) can do lah, Tamil might take a bit longer,' said Ms Indranee, laughing. because Tamil is very hard to learn but a sari is much easier to wear. 'As one of the Indian MPs I thought it would be a very nice way of connecting. Ms Indranee told The Straits Times she felt it was a very nice way for the MPs to connect with the Indian community, adding that the sari was a cultural symbol that could be shared with those of other races.

Jalan Besar MP Lily Neo, Tanjong Pagar MP Indranee Rajah, Fengshan MP Cheryl Chan and Holland-Bukit Timah MP Sim Ann. Posing in front of Parliament House, the 16 women - who included veteran parliamentarians such as Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law Indranee Rajah and newer MPs such as Ms Cheryl Chan and Ms Cheng Li Hui - lit up the Central Business District.ДЄ picture of the group first appeared in Tamil Murasu on Sunday (Oct 23) as part of the newspaper's annual Deepavali spread, which usually features leggy models or celebrities dressed in the traditional Indian garb.Д«ut this year, the paper approached Ms Indranee, an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, to ask if she could gather a group of MPs for a photo. Read also: What to do, where to go to soak in Deepavali festivities

To celebrate the coming occasion, the MPs wore saris that ranged in colour from verdant greens to rich tones of red. The Festival of Lights is celebrated by Hindus across the world to mark the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. SINGAPORE - Parliamentarians often dress in sombre tones in their work as lawmakers.Д«ut 16 female members of Parliament (MPs) ditched their regular power suits and outfits for colourful Indian saris last Friday (Oct 21), for a Tamil Murasu photoshoot ahead of Deepavali on Saturday, Oct 29.

Tamil murasu photos