This was in response to Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam being the popular choice for the top post
Assistant Professor Walid Jumblatt Abdullah of NTU’s School of Social Sciences’ public policy and global affairs programme, also stressed Mr Tharman’s popularity as unmistakable in his constituency’s elections results.
As a retort to Mr. Heng’s ‘non-readiness’ of Singapore for a non-Chinese PM, Asst. Prof Walid asked, “Is it Singapore who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister, or is it the PAP who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister?” Obviously, Mr. Heng cleverly took the apparent popularity of Tharman among today’s generation of Singaporeans to point out the effectiveness of the government’s thrust and efforts in its campaign for unity among Singaporeans as a people “regardless of race, language or religion,” and that government initiatives towards this goal has “borne fruit,” Mr. Heng added.Adding to his inquiries, Asst.
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