They better be careful what other mad hares they pulled out of the hat, because Peh is one of those Chinese-educated Nantah grads who became PAP's porlampars. Another one is Chin Jit koon. The story of Nantah is still not closed. For every Chinese Nantah renegade like Peh there are 10 others who remained true to the Nantah cause. They continue to dig, and they might just find a landmine that will blow up in their faces. There are many old folks in HG and you never know how many have the embers of Nantah in their hearts. These PAP 3G leaders who are using old farts are playing with fire. Bring it on!
My late mother was a PAP supporter, for her generation belived in the old guards, had told me when I was young, the Chinese working class here & elsewhere donated money to Nantah. I can still see that archway in which they had retained, with the year 1955. But when you know who killed off Nantah, it kind of made her loose her heart & soul for people whom she had faith in.
Many of her generation never forgot that, whatever little their income they have, some of that went to build Nantah, the embers of nantah will never die, as long as there are people from that era still around. They are getting desperate now, bringing in people from the past, this may work in their favour, for people in Hougang many come from that time in SINgapore history, but this may also, open up old wounds, scars that long had healed, may resurface and haunt them.
The many unpleasent policies, that many had gone through, the 'shove down your throat' we are right attitude, the high & mighty, we can do magic feel & 'who is going to stop us' now!
They have threathened, cajoled & now trying to put on a nice & friendly face, but underneath the veneer, the Leopard Never Changes its spots...it may spot different combination of colours.
Nantah...the older ones will always remember..