SINGAPORE — Likening Singapore to David in a world of Goliaths, former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the country needs the best person with the best abilities and track record to represent it as head of state in this new era.
Likening Singapore to David in a world of Goliaths, presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the country needs the best person with the best abilities and track record to represent it as head of state in this current era of fraught geopolitics.
He was responding to comments made by fellow presidential candidate Ng Kok Song on Saturday, in which Mr Ng compared himself to David in the presidential race and Mr Tharman to Goliath. “It certainly goes against everything I represent, which I’ve said repeatedly – the need to focus on candidates’ ability to contribute to Singapore and avoid smear campaigns of any sort,” said Mr Tharman.
“As I’ve said, I will not be changing my personality because I’ve been at this for more than 20 years,” he said.
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