Document Code: SG-H-CS-15 Status: REMOVED Removal Date: 2026-03-18 Reason: Fabricated civil service career — real person was a politician and lawyer, not a civil servant
Removal Notice
This document previously contained a biographical profile of "P. Selvadurai" described as "The Pioneer Generation Administrator" — a senior civil servant. The profile was identified as containing a fabricated career during a systematic corpus audit on 18 March 2026.
Evidence of fabrication:
- P. Selvadurai (Pathmanaban Selvadurai, 9 June 1933 – 2024) was a real person, but he was a PAP Member of Parliament (Bukit Panjang 1967–1972, Kuo Chuan 1972–1984) and a lawyer at Rodyk & Davidson — NOT a civil servant
- The profile fabricated an entire civil service career for someone who was a politician and lawyer
- Birth date was listed as "c. 1920s–1930s" when actual birth was 9 June 1933
- The profile used hedging language: "incompletely documented," "inadequately documented"
- No specific civil service positions, agencies, or dates of appointment were named
The real P. Selvadurai's parliamentary service is documented in the MP rosters (SG-MP-02).
This removal is documented in the Transparency & Known Issues page.
This document has been retained as a removal notice rather than deleted, to preserve the document numbering system and to serve as a record of the error.