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People can dislike for various reasons I don't care ..because his actions speak for itself....

The actuarial exam is damned hard to pass.  Not everybody passed it, and maybe you would also fail, if you try.

TKL is an actuarial by training.  He passed the exam.  He knows his stuff and is well qualified to speak on investments and financial products.

But his spoken English is not a bit but a helluva obiang...his pronunciation damned tokong man!

Singaporeans still look at papers, which TKL has, but also at how a person speaks.  Tharman speaks better, but if you only listen to content, TKL does not lose.  It could be a draw.  He loses in the way he speaks.

Having said that, George and Song don't speak quite well either, and their ah pek faces are not assets.  I think men in their 60s would be ideal...looks mature but not ah pekish.  But at 70s plus and with that coffee shop ah pek face, it is unlikely to go down well with voters. The final election results will prove me right or wrong.

I think Ho Ching or George Yeo would make better candidates but the 39% will scream "Not independent!  Cannot!  Cannot!"