The issuance of a certificate of eligibility to presidential hopeful Tan Kin Lian does not amount to an endorsement of...
Any additional facts regarding a candidate which come to public attention after the candidate’s certificate has been issued would be for the electorate’s consideration and assessment before casting their votes, said the committee.
Most visitors to his page found such posts “quite light quite enjoyable”, Mr Tan told reporters during a walkabout at West Coast Market Square. Some commenters on both the TikTok video and the Reddit thread asked how the PEC decided that Mr Tan qualifies to run in the election. The gender equality group said that consistently posting about “pretty girls”, recording videos of women in public without their consent or commenting about their appearance reduces them solely to their appearances for personal entertainment, and suggests that it is acceptable to trivialise women.
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