MOUNTBATTEN single-member constituency is set to face a three-corner fight.
The chairman of private school Stansfield College Kannappan Chettiar, 49, on Tuesday told The Straits Times that he will stand in the ward, contesting against People's Action Party's incumbent Lim Biow Chuan and National Solidarity Party's Jeanette Chong-Aruldoss.
He said it was a difficult decision to make because he respects Ms Chong.
'I've got great respect for her and admiration because she's a mother. Having seen my mother and having seen my wife doing all the work they do and to have a family, I think she'll make a great person for the people,' he said.
But he decided to contest there because he wants to do something for the people he has met there.
If elected, he said he will tackle issues concerning older Singaporeans and tapping their expertise, and also rising property prices.
'Property prices have been escalating in Singapore at an alarming rate. What is extremely worrisome is that in the last many years, these prices have risen disproportionately to the rise in per capita income,' he explained.
'Even HDB flats are likely to hit the $1 million mark in the near future unless the government makes affordability of housing a top priority. The PAP government should review the government policy relating to housing and other rising cost concerns of Singaporeans,' he said..
