A three-way contest for the presidency is officially under way among former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song, 75, former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, and former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian, 75. The three presidential hopefuls all successfully filed...
Tharman Shanmugaratnam with his wife, and his team that includes NTUC president Ms Mary Liew and local film-maker Royston Tan.ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Speaking to the media later, he said: “I feel I’m on a mission to really serve the people of Singapore. So I feel excited that the people of Singapore are giving me this opportunity to serve my country one more time.” He later told the media that he was running for the presidency not on the basis of new positions or statements, but on the basis of a long-held purpose in his life.
If elected, he will carry out his duties, as set out in the Constitution, diligently, honestly, and to the best of his ability, he added.
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