Complex sentence: Given the incident's proximity to the 2011 General Election, the question of whether the resignations were intended to damage the party was speculated by The Straits Times, this claim has been denied by both Kenneth Jeyaretnam and several of the individuals in question.
Split into simpler sentences: Given the incident's proximity to the 2011 General Election, the question of whether the resignations were intended to damage the party was speculated by The Straits Times. This suggestion was firmly denied by both Kenneth Jeyaretnam and several of the individuals in question.