Tan Cheng Bock won’t pledge to donate pay because it is like buying vote


Yahoo! Singapore News, 13 Aug 2011
Pledging to donate part of the Presidential salary if elected could be akin to buying people's vote, believes Presidential hopeful Dr Tan Cheng Bock.
That is why the 71-year-old said on Friday he will not make promises to donate his pay to charity if voted in as the next President.
Speaking to reporters after collecting his Certificate of Eligibility on Friday, Dr Tan said that the election campaign is not the time and place for a candidate to court voters by promising them he will donate to a worthy cause. Full story