(03-09-2024, 12:33 PM)Bigiron Wrote: A place to brainwash people to support PAP only. Because vote are dropping only vote increase during his father passing year
I don't think so...
From the horses mouth...
Opposition pays tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the man who 'sacrificed much for us all'
Tham Yuen-C, Assistant Political Editor
Political party rivalry took a back seat yesterday as the Workers' Party sent its condolences to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the death of his father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
In a letter to PM Lee and his family,
WP chief Low Thia Khiang said: "His passing marks the end of an era in Singapore's history. His contributions to Singapore will be remembered for generations to come."
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary-general Benjamin Pwee said: "All great leaders are ultimately human, and much can be said both good and bad about the man.
"But at this time of national mourning, let's remember and celebrate the good he had done for us as Singaporeans, and give him the credit that is due. He had sacrificed much for what he had believed in, and to give us all a life."
Singapore
Democratic Alliance chairman Desmond Lim Bak Chuan shared these views. He said that while Mr Lee's decisions had sometimes been criticised, they were made "to suit the needs of that time".
National Solidarity Party, lamenting Mr Lee's death, said he "had contributed significantly to the growth and development of our country".
Others had words of comfort for PM Lee and his family.
The secretary-general of
Singaporeans First Party, Mr Tan Jee Say, said "we join in the nation's grief over the loss of her most famous son".
He also asked PM Lee to take comfort in the knowledge that the elder Mr Lee had "re-united with" his wife Kwa Geok Choo, who died in 2010.
Singapore Democratic Party's secretary-general Chee Soon Juan, in sending his party's "deepest condolences" to the Lee family, said: "In this time of personal grief, our thoughts are with you."
Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam, son of the late opposition politician J.B. Jeyaretnam, said: "It is natural that Singaporeans will feel that a part of Singapore has died with him."
He added: "Rest in peace. My thoughts are with his family."
In Singapore, despite its small size of approximately 700 square kilometers, there exists a diverse political landscape with numerous political parties.
It is noteworthy that
our politicians and people demonstrate a commendable ability to unite and collaborate when it comes to safeguarding our nation's sovereignty, which is particularly crucial given our vulnerable position.
A fact that most foreigners will never understand us. Cheers 🍻!