SINGAPORE, Aug 29 — Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song on Tuesday (August 29) hit back at rival Tharman Shanmugaratnam over the hot topic of independence. He said Tharman might...
SINGAPORE, Aug 29 — Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song on Tuesday hit back at rival Tharman Shanmugaratnam over the hot topic of independence. He said Tharman might as well say no Singaporean is independent as all are “beholden to the government” as its policies affect everyone.
He added that many private companies, including construction and fund management firms, are dependent on the government and thus could be seen as not independent. On Tuesday, Ng said that “by comparing those with past political affiliations to anyone who is dependent on the government in some way, I am afraid Mr Tharman is taking the point too far in arguing his case”.
He added that if the elected president were to take its mandate from or in opposition to political parties, then it would be a waste of time and resources to have a Presidential Election and a General Election separately, if they were both going to represent the latter.
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