Dr Tan Cheng Bock, along with other opposition parties, endorsing Tan Kin Lian's bid for the presidency is 'unhealthy and worrisome' in this election, said Ng Kok Song on Sunday (Aug 27). Ng was speaking to reporters at Chinatown Complex, just hours after his opponent Tan Kin Lian announced an endorsement by 2011 presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock. He...
Dr Tan Cheng Bock, along with other opposition parties, endorsing Tan Kin Lian's bid for the presidency is "unhealthy and worrisome" in this election, said Ng Kok Song on Sunday .announced an endorsement by 2011 presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng BockHe said what happened this morning is against the spirit of the Constitution, "which says that the President or the person nominated for president should not belong to any political party".
On Dr Tan's capacity, Ng said that he doesn't think that "it's possible to divorce yourself from any political party which you founded". At one point during the walkabout, Tan Kin Lian was flanked by Dr Tan and Tan Jee Say, as they waved to well-wishers at the food centre.
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