Hours after Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam won big at the presidential election, cries of “huat ah” and “ong lai” continued to ring out on Saturday morning. The former senior minister won a resounding 70.4 per cent of the ballot. To thank voters, the 66-year-old...
The president-elect stayed there for about 30-minutes, and was swarmed by well-wishers who wanted to shake his hand and grab a selfie with him.
Mr Mohamed Rafeek, who placed a garland around the president-elect’s neck, said: “When we heard he was coming, I quickly rushed out to buy the garland because I am proud of him,” said the 53-year-old, who also embraced Mr Tharman. Mr Tharman’s next stop was Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre. When he arrived at 10.20am, the crowd erupted into cheers, with many residents rushing forward to shake his hand.The crowd at Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre erupted into cheers during Mr Tharman’s arrival, with many residents rushing forward to shake his hand.Within minutes, more than 50 people had formed a queue to grab a photo with Mr Tharman, while other supporters passed around pineapples and yelled “Huat ah, Tharman”.
“I feel very honoured that he decided to come here and thank his supporters. It was nice to see so many people surround him and congratulate him. I really wanted to take a photo with him, but there were just too many people,” she said.
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