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Jurong GRC MP Tan Wu Meng had asked a legitimate question about the position taken by Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, after the opposition leader expressed support for playwright Alfian Sa’at, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Weighing in on the matter on Sunday (June 21), Mr Shanmugam noted that Dr Tan had simply put out various posts by Mr Alfian. The minister then summarised what he said was the poet’s stance.
“(Mr Alfian) would like Singapore to merge with Malaysia… he dislikes Mr Lee Kuan Yew intensely and loves Dr Mahathir,” he said during a visit to Yishun Link.
“He takes Malaysia’s side when the Malaysian government’s vessels are in Singapore waters and in a very tense stand-off on territorial issues as well as air issues… and says Singaporeans are jingoistic… This is a free country, he’s entitled to his views and I think most Singaporeans know him for what he is.”
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