Dr Thum Ping Tjin, known affectionately as PJ Thum, is back.
And this time, he’s got another jaw-dropping allegation to make.
Once again, it’s in a submission to the fake news committee convened by Parliament (also known as the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods if you want to be lor sor).
Released on Friday (4 May) on Medium, the 2,700-word report touches on many things.
But most interesting are Dr Thum’s comments on the Hock Lee bus riots.
Understanding Hock Lee bus riots
During the committee’s hearing in March, Law Minister K Shanmugam and Dr Thum disagreed over each other’s interpretation of the riots, which broke out in 1955.
They most notably crossed swords over the role of the Communist Party of Malaya (MCP) in the riots, which killed 4 and injured 31.
In his earlier written submission, Dr Thum argued that because evidence showed that the riots took the CPM “by surprise”, they had little to do with the riots.
Mr Shanmugam vehemently disagreed.
Nobody’s denying that the workers were unhappy – they definitely were.
But what Dr Thum and the Government disagree on is who stoked this tension for political gain: the MCP, as is generally accepted by the establishment, or the People’s Action Party (PAP).
In response, Dr Thum has now made shocking allegations that the then-fledgling PAP had far more to do with the riots than currently believed.
The Police Intelligence Journal
In support of his allegations, Dr Thum refers to a report by the British Special Branch, a division of the police.
It’s likely this was sent monthly to the British government to update it of domestic situations in its colonies.
More at https://mustsharenews.com/pj-thum-hock-lee/
And this time, he’s got another jaw-dropping allegation to make.
Once again, it’s in a submission to the fake news committee convened by Parliament (also known as the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods if you want to be lor sor).
Released on Friday (4 May) on Medium, the 2,700-word report touches on many things.
But most interesting are Dr Thum’s comments on the Hock Lee bus riots.
Understanding Hock Lee bus riots
During the committee’s hearing in March, Law Minister K Shanmugam and Dr Thum disagreed over each other’s interpretation of the riots, which broke out in 1955.
They most notably crossed swords over the role of the Communist Party of Malaya (MCP) in the riots, which killed 4 and injured 31.
In his earlier written submission, Dr Thum argued that because evidence showed that the riots took the CPM “by surprise”, they had little to do with the riots.
Mr Shanmugam vehemently disagreed.
Nobody’s denying that the workers were unhappy – they definitely were.
But what Dr Thum and the Government disagree on is who stoked this tension for political gain: the MCP, as is generally accepted by the establishment, or the People’s Action Party (PAP).
In response, Dr Thum has now made shocking allegations that the then-fledgling PAP had far more to do with the riots than currently believed.
The Police Intelligence Journal
In support of his allegations, Dr Thum refers to a report by the British Special Branch, a division of the police.
It’s likely this was sent monthly to the British government to update it of domestic situations in its colonies.
More at https://mustsharenews.com/pj-thum-hock-lee/
