Birthday wishes and messages of gratitude are pouring forth on social media as veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong rang in his 89th birthday on Tuesday (12 March). Born in 1935, Mr Chiam has served as a stalwart of Singaporean opposition politics and has played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s political landscape.
Birthday wishes and messages of gratitude are pouring forth on social media as veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong rang in his 89th birthday on Tuesday (12 March). Born in 1935, Mr Chiam has served as a stalwart of Singapore an opposition politics and has played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s political landscape.
With a career spanning several decades, Mr Chiam has left an indelible mark on Singaporeans, with the distinction of being the second longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament after the Workers’ Party’s Mr Low Thia Khiang. At one point in his career, he was the sole opposition politician in the Parliament against a sea of ruling party members. Despite this, he was never cowed and remained dedicated to uplifting Singaporeans, no matter the cost. Mr Chiam’s political journey began in 1976 when he entered politics as an independent candidate, contesting the Cairnhill constituency. He was unsuccessful but undeterred
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