SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong who is the anchor Minister for the PAP’s Marine Parade GRC team has urged for "a clean fight" in the upcoming contest in the GRC.His message may have been directed at his own party.
Writing in the MParader Facebook page, Mr Goh emphasised there should be "no personal attacks, no rude language."
He said Singapore is "a gracious, generous community" and the contest should be about which party voters trust "to secure you and your children a better future"[Link]
Over the weekend, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan had suggested to the media that SDP is suppressing a Youtube video that raises awkward questions about the party and it's candidates. He declined to give details when queried by the reporters present.
Dr Balakrishnan - in response to accusations by new Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say that the ruling party had "lost its moral compass" - had said the SDP was "suppressing a certain YouTube video, which raises some very awkward questions about the agenda and motivations of the SDP and its candidates".Politicians who wish to campaign on an anti-gay platform should be forthcoming about it instead of resorting to slurs and innuendo to attack their opponents.
Some netizens have highlighted the video clip - a shorter version of which was uploaded on Saturday - in which, near the end, a man on the stage said: "At the end of the day, you all can petition the Prime Minister, this and that, and so on and so forth ... If you really want numbers, you have to vote an MP. Gay MP there, first gay MP in Singapore, ladies and gentlemen, Vincent Wijeysingha."
Dr Balakrishnan has not confirmed whether this video clip was what he was referring to. [Link]
We have seen how gutter politics have demeaned the political process across the causeway and we should never allow it to rear its ugly head here.
