Many also paid tribute to her commitment to causes including mental health, gender equality and inter-faith harmony. Read more at straitstimes.com.
But President Halimah Yacob’s legacy will extend beyond her as an individual to the social issues and causes she cast a spotlight on, said political observers and social service agencies she worked with.will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming Presidential Election,Political observers The Straits Times spoke to paid tribute to Madam Halimah’s commitment to causes including mental health, gender equality and inter-faith harmony.
Noting how Madam Halimah keeps her calendar filled with commitments in Singapore and abroad, he added: “Madam Halimah will be remembered for the energy, dynamism, and dedication she brought to the office. In the past six years, she went about her duties with a common touch that is so quintessentially her.”
Dr Tan declared the criticisms that she got at the very beginning of her term “unfounded”, while Assoc Prof Tan said: “No one now can, in all honesty, fault her for the fact that she was elected unopposed in the first reserved presidential election in 2017.”
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