MM Lee to contest in Tanjong Pagar GRC again
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by Alicia Wong | SingaporeScene – 1 hour 23 minutes ago
Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew indicated he would contest in the Tanjong Pagar group representation constituency this coming General Election (GE), putting to rest any question on whether the so-called father of modern Singapore, who turns 88 in September, would do so given his age.
In his video released on the ruling People's Action Party's website on Sunday, MM Lee said, "I'm happy to be still representing Tanjong Pagar."
MM Lee, the founding member and first secretary-general of the PAP, first won his Tanjong Pagar seat in May 1955, and he has retained it ever since. He is now in his 11th term since Singapore's independence.
A total of 18 Members of Parliament will be retiring this GE, including Senior Minister S Jayakumar and Minister Lim Boon Heng, who have served as Members of Parliament (MPs) since 1980.
"I've seen Tanjong Pagar transform in three generations. It's no longer a scruffy area," he said in the video in which he also recalled how his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong used to follow him during his campaigning.
"It's now as good a constituency as any in Singapore," he said.
Senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies Gillian Koh said it is no surprise that MM Lee is contesting in the GE. "It would be a surprise if he were not running," she said.
"His conviction about Singapore, passion for Singapore still remains very strong as we can see in the volume he put up recently, Hard Truths."
In the book, published by Singapore Press Holdings and launched in January, MM Lee shared his insights into various issues ranging from the future of Singapore's political system, immigration, the rise of China and climate change.
Dr Koh noted that MM Lee is also renewing his team in Tanjong Pagar and grooming younger leaders.
With MM Lee contesting, "the older voters may be happy, they may feel a strong sense of comfort that he's still there," said Dr Koh.
"He has his support and he's still strong in Tanjong Pagar. So the key thing is to see who will come to challenge him," she added.
The five-man team for Tanjong Pagar GRC consists of Members of Parliament Indranee Rajah (Tanglin-Cairnhill), Dr Lily Neo (Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng), Baey Yam Keng (Queenstown) and new candidate Major-General Chan Chun Sing (Buona Vista).
Videos of other PAP candidates can be found in the microsites for the 27 constituencies under the PAP website. The PAP's GE website went live at noon on Sunday, timed to coincide with the launch of the party's manifesto.
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make way for new younger people
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Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:
make way for new younger people
thx.wait till he dies.
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Originally posted by Edd1:
wait till he dies.
"when will l(ee kuan yew die)" has moved down from 1st place to 3rd place on google auto-complete.
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Didnt expect him to contest again. He has been rather quiet this elections.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Didnt expect him to contest again. He has been rather quiet this elections.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Didnt expect him to contest again. He has been rather quiet this elections.
I doubt he will go for any rally.
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Ha ha ha ha ha...................
The Lao Jiao 终于出马了..........................
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its heart warming to see all seats are contested...an important milestone in sg politics....
but what is more important is the continual commitment of oppositions than to win big now..
the tradition has to be broken for greater CHANGE and PARTICIPATION
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i envision participative politics as the key drive towards the sustainable political platform for sg
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for all respect, we have to give LKY the credits for modernizing Singapore...
if any oppositions were to discredit that via unreasonable vile statements, i personally won't want that kind of opposition...
fight them with true talents, substance, integrity and resilience, then that will win my heart....even if the opposition were to lose this round again...
the political education is not in winning but built up resilience over defeats
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a man who does not noe his limit. quit wen he is on the top
dun think he will survive thru the term
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The credits for the singapore achievement should be given to the 1st team of government and its people.
It is not a sole achievement of single person.
The Singapore vision was build by great souls like President Ong.
For him, I feel that he have overstayed and should spend his remaining life travelling around the world and giving speech like Clinton.
It is time for singapore to pass the baton to the next generation without any nanny, mentors or fortune tellers around.
They are already receiving huge paycheck and pension for their contribution.
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lky..thank u n good bye.
we will erect a statue of u in your suit complete with spurs.
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Yup, since he said the Singapore system has many admirers.
But nobody wants to listen to an angry old dictator like him. Remember Wikileaks, wait he insult their country how? Burn your bridges, this is what you get. Now everyone thinks Singaporeans are arrogant.
Plus the further he gets from Singapore, the smaller he becomes.
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i will vote because of women charter