New Citizen to-be MP: 'I'm staying, I'm fully invested'
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Mar 22, 2011
'I'm staying, I'm fully invested'
Newly-minted citizen wants to make a difference
Dr Puthucheary, who was born in Malaysia, has lived here since 2001 and became a citizen in 2008. His father is a founding member of the PAP who defected to form the opposition Barisan Sosialis. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
DR JANIL Puthucheary become a Singapore citizen just three years ago but believes his newly-minted status is not an obstacle to how he can continue to contribute here.
Turning around a question put to him on whether he was Singaporean enough to represent voters, he said: 'The question is not where we come from. The question is who is going to be prepared to stay and fight and make this country what it will be, what it can be. I'm that person. I'm staying, fighting, I'm fully invested.'
The senior consultant at the Children's Intensive Care Unit at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, made clear in comments on Monday that the decision to take up citizenship was not by accident.
Multiculturalism and meritocracy were major factors, said Dr Puthucheary, 38.
Born in Malaysia, he attended secondary school in Britain. After graduating from the medical faculty of the Queen's University in Ireland, he pursued post-graduate training in Belfast, London and Sydney, before settling here in 2001.
'Ours is not a perfect society. We have not and may never reach the ideals that we're aiming for. But I passionately believe that we are far further along that road than any other place that I can think of,' he said, noting the drive here to integrate communities further.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
JANIL PUTHUCHEARY
- Age: 38
- Job: Senior consultant at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. He is also medical director for faculty development at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
- Marital status: Married, with three sons aged two, five and seven
- Languages spoken: English, Malay
- Likely to be fielded in: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
- Your father was detained by the PAP under the Internal Security Act in 1963. Were you angry on his behalf?
'No, not at all. Certainly my father never expressed any anger or rancour so I could not express any anger for that. It was something that... happened in the long history that we were told about. It wasn't something that we lived with or we knew of ourselves.'
- Can Singapore have a two-party system of government?
'It's the job of the PAP to be elected as often as possible and get as many of its candidates in Parliament. Whether there's a viable two-party system depends on what else is put up for Singaporeans to choose from.'
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_647803.html -
is being an mp an investment?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
is being an mp an investment?
Bad choice of words.
When you invest, you hope to generate a return.
Is he in it for monetary gains only?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Bad choice of words.
When you invest, you hope to generate a return.
Is he in it for monetary gains only?
the word "invest" is revealing of his character.
he is an investor.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
the word "invest" is revealing of his character.
he is an investor.
I think we won't hear words like "serve the residents" or "sacrifice for the good of Singaporeans" anymore.
It'll be "I'm fully invested" or "when I look at my cpf statement every month, I feel very rich".
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Originally posted by charlize:
I think we won't hear words like "serve the residents" or "sacrifice for the good of Singaporeans" anymore.
It'll be "I'm fully invested" or "when I look at my cpf statement every month, I feel very rich".
better we get KJ at least he is an experience fund manager.
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The people who commented in the post do have a few points in their rantings.
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"New Citizen to-be MP" suggests he will confirm be elected... how can a newspaper be so politically incorrect?
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Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
“New Citizen to-be MP” suggests he will confirm be elected… how can a newspaper be so politically incorrect?
with daft citizens they are quite confident.
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He's a MALAYSIA QUITTER.
Since his father kana detain by pap isa, he sure have agend secretly behind him.
Good oso, in future he can create internal rift within pap, like his father like son.
DATs Y LKY GOT PREDICT ............. PAP WILL B DOWNFALL SOMEDAY!!
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This shit fark posed in front of some dilapidated old HDB flat!!! I bet you he stays in Bukit Timah. So much for propaganda huh.
Like how LKY instructed the press to photograph him in flattering angles.....you know the kind of "I'm here to save you peasants" face.
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win already lor... like that also can ar?? like that i will vote got Jet Li, or Gong Li as president in future...
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
This shit fark posed in front of some dilapidated old HDB flat!!! I bet you he stays in Bukit Timah. So much for propaganda huh.
Like how LKY instructed the press to photograph him in flattering angles.....you know the kind of "I'm here to save you peasants" face.
Like that also you spotted.
You are sharp.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
This shit fark posed in front of some dilapidated old HDB flat!!! I bet you he stays in Bukit Timah. So much for propaganda huh.
Like how LKY instructed the press to photograph him in flattering angles.....you know the kind of "I'm here to save you peasants" face.
you got it outright wrongfigure where's PAP's HQ n e age of e HDB blocks surrounding it
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New addition to the White Elephants Dynasty
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fully invested??
another S$8 heart bypass surgery story in the future?? -
Originally posted by sinicker:
fully invested??
another S$8 heart bypass surgery story in the future??Maybe his story will be cheaper.
Remember we are going towards cheaper better and faster.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Maybe his story will be cheaper.
Remember we are going towards cheaper better and faster.
remember he is an investor, that will be bad investment.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
remember he is an investor, that will be bad investment.
If it's a bad investment, just cut his losses and move on.
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So he is Malaysian and his father is Singaporean? Something doesn't add up. Barisan Socialist opposed any merger with KL.
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Originally posted by iveco:
So he is Malaysian and his father is Singaporean? Something doesn't add up. Barisan Socialist opposed any merger with KL.
Why not possible?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Why not possible?
A new citizen for ONLY 3 YRS.Within tis short span, 1 wont understand what d prob n sentiments of all sinkapolians??
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Originally posted by sbst275:
you got it outright wrongfigure where's PAP's HQ n e age of e HDB blocks surrounding it
no man, he could have posed at posh PAP HQ instead of these flats. It was a calculated piece of photography.
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investor think loong term.