Voters showed that “race is a smaller factor now' by electing a head of state from a minority community “on his merits, by an overwhelming majority”, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's inauguration.
SINGAPORE: By electing Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as Singapore’s ninth President, Singaporeans have chosen a candidate who is “eminently qualified for this high office”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday .
Mr Lee also pointed out that Mr Tharman’s experience in public service had prepared him well for his new responsibilities. The Prime Minister in his speech also said he was"very happy” to congratulate Mr Tharman on winning the election so decisively. “Singaporeans understood that they were choosing a President for the nation, and not electing the next government.”
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