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Prataman CRITICISES 2 FOUNDING FATHERS WHO PASSED AWAY AND ARE UNABLE TO REBUT HIM

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27 Jan 2015 - 9:40am








Former President S R Nathan has recently published a new book in which he shared some thoughts on some of Singapore’s founding fathers.

In fact, Nathan has criticized two people, namely Dr Toh Chin Chye and former DPM S Rajaratnam, who are already deceased and unable to rebut his criticisms.

On Dr Toh Chin Chye, Nathan said that he changed his attitude after leaving cabinet. According to Nathan.

Nathan explained that when he first met Dr Toh while he was DPM, Dr Toh had believed that the media should support the government and he would get agitated if the media printed something he didn’t like.

However, by the time Dr Toh left the cabinet, Nathan said that he would often get phone calls from him with leads to possible investigative stories to expose the government.

At that time, Nathan was working with the Straits Times and he felt that there was no reason actually to ‘expose’ the government.

Nathan highlighted this sudden change of attitude in his book and concluded that Dr Toh was just bitter.

He reflected and said that Dr Toh was just unhappy with the fact that he had been replaced as DPM.

In his book, Nathan went on to say that Dr Toh had to be “treated with care and tenderness” because he was so upset about being kicked out of his DPM position.

He also noted however, that there was reason for the old ministers to feel upset like Dr Toh. He was asked to step down from the cabinet and he became just an MP in 1981. This was to make way for more younger faces in cabinet. Interestingly, at the same time, ministers’ salaries were raised so there was some cause for bitterness.

Another founding father that Nathan attacked in his book was another former DPM and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, S Rajaratnam.







He said that S Rajaratnam was not good at managing the staff under him and he could cause confusion when he was in the MFA. He shared this as Nathan had once been a staff member at MFA under S Rajaratnam.

He criticised his former boss saying that sometimes, staff would approach Mr Rajaratnam with a problem but instead of teaching them how to solve it, Rajaratnam would go off on his own and solve it leaving the staff with no idea how to deal with similar things in future.

He also said that Rajaratnam was not focused as he would often get confused and digress into other irrelevant issues such that he forgot what he wanted to say to his staff in the first place.

On a positive note though, Nathan also admitted that Rajaratnam was familiar with many broad issues around the world and it was this knowledge which made him suitable for foreign affairs minister.

While everyone should be entitled to share their thoughts, it is interesting that Nathan has decided to criticise these two founding fathers now in his book after they have passed on and are unable to rebut.

Nathan shared his personal accounts which are quite one-sided on these two. He did not deal with their many achievements and contributions to Singapore and only talked about some of their personal flaws.

What do you think?
 

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good that he criticise them.. that goes to show that your taxpayers' money has been spent on fools.
 

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Re: Prataman CRITICISES 2 FOUNDING FATHERS WHO PASSED AWAY AND ARE UNABLE TO REBUT HI

Fuck Nathan's Mother Chao Chee Bye! :oIo:
 

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Re: Prataman CRITICISES 2 FOUNDING FATHERS WHO PASSED AWAY AND ARE UNABLE TO REBUT HI

I'm thinking hard about this Fat Ghee known as The Prata Man's contributions to this country when he was the President...

Free briyani meals at mosque events every year, further free makan sessions at posh hotels, waving his hands once a year during National Day Parade.. Hmmm.
 

palden

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So high pay does not equal to capability.
 

xpo2015

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Nasty Ah Neh!!!
 

rambo22

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there is something in common for our sg president Nathan and tony tan

both are named after food

prataman and kfc
 

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there is something in common for our sg president Nathan and tony tan

both are named after food

prataman and kfc

Nathan was the comrade of LKY during the Japanese occupation.

Tony Tan is the Imperial Uncle of the Familee.
 

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there is something in common for our sg president Nathan and tony tan

both are named after food

prataman and kfc

soon the new trilogy will be formed with baey yam kan the $2.50 nasi pandang inside the CEC.
 

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I am wondering why are so many sinkies upset with Mr. Nathan's account? Is it because Mr. Nathan is lying, or is it because they cannot take the hard truths about their PAP 'Old Guard'?

Always surprised to wonder why so many sinkies today love the 'Old Guard'. Many of the 'Old Guard' themselves were very strong supporters of what LKY did - suppress the unions except for NTUC, control of the press, bullying the opposition.
If Toh Chin Chye was around today, he would be in full support of SPH and MediaCorp blowing more PAP propaganda and whacking of the opposition as what he had always done when he was active in politics.

You bloody sinkies are simply opposing PAP for the sake of opposing. Stop thinking through your arse.
 

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All this is clan matter.....nothing to do with the common man or woman.

Not fucking interested in such useless stories. Where is our CPF money?
 

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This black skin mother fucker is a blood sucking parasite bed bug!!!!!!!!
 

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Wah you people so bad...he still has SID/ISD contact leh...wait till someone knock on your door
 

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Re: Prataman CRITICISES 2 FOUNDING FATHERS WHO PASSED AWAY AND ARE UNABLE TO REBUT HI

All this is clan matter.....nothing to do with the common man or woman.

Not fucking interested in such useless stories. Where is our CPF money?

what yOUR CPF money? it is not yOUR MONEY! it is theirs!....you agreed to donate!
 

vtran2684

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He must have been eating unclean Prata.
 

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Cheebye chow black pile of shit only dare to scold buried corpses...
小人得志
Thinks he bigger fuck than the ex ministers now that he was ex president
 

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Re: Prataman CRITICISES 2 FOUNDING FATHERS WHO PASSED AWAY AND ARE UNABLE TO REBUT HI

I am wondering why are so many sinkies upset with Mr. Nathan's account? Is it because Mr. Nathan is lying, or is it because they cannot take the hard truths about their PAP 'Old Guard'?

Always surprised to wonder why so many sinkies today love the 'Old Guard'. Many of the 'Old Guard' themselves were very strong supporters of what LKY did - suppress the unions except for NTUC, control of the press, bullying the opposition.
If Toh Chin Chye was around today, he would be in full support of SPH and MediaCorp blowing more PAP propaganda and whacking of the opposition as what he had always done when he was active in politics.

You bloody sinkies are simply opposing PAP for the sake of opposing. Stop thinking through your arse.

Fuck your Mother Phua Chee Bye! :oIo:

I m simply fucking you for the sake of fucking you. :oIo:
 
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