THE number of Malay candidates the People's Action Party is fielding in the coming election will only be known on nomination day, Mr Lim Boon Heng said on Monday.
He said that he knew of only two incumbent Malay MPs who are retiring, so if two new Malay faces are fielded, there would be 'no reduction in the number of Malay candidates'.
Mr Lim, who is PAP chairman, was speaking to reporters after introducing three new PAP candidates, one of whom was Mr Zainal Sarpari, a former school principal.
Mr Lim was asked if the PAP would be fielding only two Malay candidates this year, as opposed to four in the 2006 General Election.
The other Malay candidate is expected to be National Institute of Education lecturer Intan Azura Mokhtar, who was among Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's entourage in Ang Mo Kio on Sunday.
Mr Lim said in his reply: 'As far as I know, only two Malay MPs have indicated that they are stepping down, Dr Ahmad Magad and Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. So if, as you say, we have two (new Malay faces), there would be no reduction in the number of Malay candidates.'
Mr Abdullah is Speaker of Parliament and an MP for East Coast GRC, while Dr Ahmad is an MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.
Mr Lim, however, hastened to add: 'I'm not going to preclude how many candidates or what race we're going to have. You will know at the end of it all.' There are currently 12 Malay PAP MPs in Parliament.
Pap need more malay mps. 2 are not enough.
after MM "stand corrected" on his Muslim remarks, I think they may may problems seeking such new faces.
We must remember that spore is surrounded by mulsim majoirty countries.
We need some in pap.....a total dominance of chinese is a diasters if racial war breaks out.
Originally posted by likeyou:We must remember that spore is surrounded by mulsim majoirty countries.
We need some in pap.....a total dominance of chinese is a diasters if racial war breaks out.
I dun think there will be racial riots here as most citizens are harmonious with each other. Old days riots are actually politically motivated.
Originally posted by Clivebenss:I dun think there will be racial riots here as most citizens are harmonious with each other. Old days riots are actually politically motivated.
My grandma told me never never underestimate or rather trust malay. They can be bros overnight even you live in far far away, jihad....
But spore malays different from them. Here, we have house, family, childrens, salaried, cars, etc......but some of them....I will not know...
Originally posted by likeyou:
My grandma told me never never underestimate or rather trust malay. They can be bros overnight even you live in far far away, jihad....But spore malays different from them. Here, we have house, family, childrens, salaried, cars, etc......but some of them....I will not know...
that's your grandma because many elderly got no understanding why such riots happen. Just fear.