Written by Our Correspondent
Project Engineer Mr Alex Tan, who was banned from the YPAP Facebook for his outspoken views, had just issued an open challenge to the YPAP to have a public debate with him at Speaker’s Corner on his blog.
He did not elaborate on the topics for the debate in the short blog entry which ended by asking YPAP members to contact him.
Mr Tan first make the headlines last Friday for asking difficult and sensitive questions during a YPAP forum which prompted a fellow participant to challenge him to leave Singapore is he is so “disenchanted” with it.
Yesterday, the Sunday Times published an article on him being banned from YPAP Facebook ostensibly for indulging in “name-calling and vulgarities”.
PAP MP and YPAP Vice-Chairman Mr Zaqy Mohamad quickly jumped to the defence of YPAP saying that they would not banned netizens for posting “anti-establishment” views on its Facebook forum.
Mr Tan revealed that it was a YPAP member who sparked off the flame war by divulging personal details about him including his brief detention during National Service for blogging about the number of deaths in the SAF since 2000.
The information is supposed to be confidential. It is not known how the YPAP member got his/her hands on it and if it is legal for him/her to post it in the public domain.
Since the news broke out, the YPAP had received numerous brickbats from netizens with many lampooning it for following the “example” of its “seniors” in a snide reference to PAP leaders who often resort to character assassination to destroy their political opponents.
Mr Tan was applauded as a “hero” who dares to take on the YPAP all on its own.
It remains to be seen whether the YPAP will accept Mr Tan’s invitation for a public debate at Speaker’s Corner. It will surely be an eye-opener for Singaporeans.
Article taken from Temasek Review
Project Engineer Mr Alex Tan, who was banned from the YPAP Facebook for his outspoken views, had just issued an open challenge to the YPAP to have a public debate with him at Speaker’s Corner on his blog.
He did not elaborate on the topics for the debate in the short blog entry which ended by asking YPAP members to contact him.
Mr Tan first make the headlines last Friday for asking difficult and sensitive questions during a YPAP forum which prompted a fellow participant to challenge him to leave Singapore is he is so “disenchanted” with it.
Yesterday, the Sunday Times published an article on him being banned from YPAP Facebook ostensibly for indulging in “name-calling and vulgarities”.
PAP MP and YPAP Vice-Chairman Mr Zaqy Mohamad quickly jumped to the defence of YPAP saying that they would not banned netizens for posting “anti-establishment” views on its Facebook forum.
Mr Tan revealed that it was a YPAP member who sparked off the flame war by divulging personal details about him including his brief detention during National Service for blogging about the number of deaths in the SAF since 2000.
The information is supposed to be confidential. It is not known how the YPAP member got his/her hands on it and if it is legal for him/her to post it in the public domain.
Since the news broke out, the YPAP had received numerous brickbats from netizens with many lampooning it for following the “example” of its “seniors” in a snide reference to PAP leaders who often resort to character assassination to destroy their political opponents.
Mr Tan was applauded as a “hero” who dares to take on the YPAP all on its own.
It remains to be seen whether the YPAP will accept Mr Tan’s invitation for a public debate at Speaker’s Corner. It will surely be an eye-opener for Singaporeans.
Article taken from Temasek Review