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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: Were grassroots resources being used to support Tony Tan’s[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Were grassroots resources being used to support Tony Tan’s election campaign?
http://./2011/08/21/were-grassroots-resources-being-used-to-support-tony-tans-election-campaign/
While an elected MP Chen Show Mao is barred from attending 7th month dinners in his own ward by the People’s Association, non-related personnel like Tony Tan were allowed to used its properties for campaign purposes.
In less than one day after Nomination Day, posters and banners of PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Tony Tan sprung up simultaneously all over the island, much to the intrigue of netizens who wondered how his campaign team managed to attain that ‘feat’.
Though Tony Tan printed 9,000 posters and banners, more than the other three candidates combined, it will still take some time for them to be put up.
According to a tip-off we received from a grassroots leader, the posters and banners were already distributed to the various grassroots organizations in Singapore to be put up the presidential election campaign kicked off.
Below is a snapshot of a banner of Tony Tan hanging from a board used exclusively by the Residents’ Committee along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3:
Since Tony Tan is contesting in his personal capacity, why are grassroots organizations which are supposedly non-partisan public bodies funded by taxpayers’ monies used to support his election campaign, thereby giving him an unfair advantage over the other candidates? Did he pay rental for their use?
Are paid staff of these grassroots organizations being deployed during office hours to help out in Tony Tan’s election campaign?
These RC boards are usually allowed only to hang publicity banners promoting the activities of grassroots organizations in the constituency such as events organized by Community Clubs, block parties by Residents’ Committees and dialogue sessions with ministers as well as the usual festival greetings from MPs.
We urge Tony Tan to come clean with Singaporeans and explain why his banners are found hanging on posts and boards used exclusively by the grassroots organizations. The Election Department should also explain if this contravene any election laws.
Singaporeans can contact the People’s Association here to make enquiries about the matter.[/TD]
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: Were grassroots resources being used to support Tony Tan’s[/TD][TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Were grassroots resources being used to support Tony Tan’s election campaign?
http://./2011/08/21/were-grassroots-resources-being-used-to-support-tony-tans-election-campaign/
While an elected MP Chen Show Mao is barred from attending 7th month dinners in his own ward by the People’s Association, non-related personnel like Tony Tan were allowed to used its properties for campaign purposes.
In less than one day after Nomination Day, posters and banners of PAP-endorsed presidential candidate Tony Tan sprung up simultaneously all over the island, much to the intrigue of netizens who wondered how his campaign team managed to attain that ‘feat’.
Though Tony Tan printed 9,000 posters and banners, more than the other three candidates combined, it will still take some time for them to be put up.
According to a tip-off we received from a grassroots leader, the posters and banners were already distributed to the various grassroots organizations in Singapore to be put up the presidential election campaign kicked off.
Below is a snapshot of a banner of Tony Tan hanging from a board used exclusively by the Residents’ Committee along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3:
Since Tony Tan is contesting in his personal capacity, why are grassroots organizations which are supposedly non-partisan public bodies funded by taxpayers’ monies used to support his election campaign, thereby giving him an unfair advantage over the other candidates? Did he pay rental for their use?
Are paid staff of these grassroots organizations being deployed during office hours to help out in Tony Tan’s election campaign?
These RC boards are usually allowed only to hang publicity banners promoting the activities of grassroots organizations in the constituency such as events organized by Community Clubs, block parties by Residents’ Committees and dialogue sessions with ministers as well as the usual festival greetings from MPs.
We urge Tony Tan to come clean with Singaporeans and explain why his banners are found hanging on posts and boards used exclusively by the grassroots organizations. The Election Department should also explain if this contravene any election laws.
Singaporeans can contact the People’s Association here to make enquiries about the matter.[/TD]
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