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Anonymous on Sat, 28th May 2011 11:54 am
Thank you sgpolitics for highlighting Mr Tan Cheng Bock’s used-to-be-convenient yet now-uncomfortable link with the PAP over the ISA detention.
With scrutiny on the internet, no politician can run away from his/her less than honest or morally upright past
Dr Tan Cheong Bock, former PAP MP for Ayer Rajah and potential presidential candidate, supported the PAP Government’s 1987 arrest of “Marxist conspirators” in the months after the arrests
In the same Straits Times article, Dr Tan Cheng Bock said that internal unhappiness over the ISA arrests stemmed from the “misconception” that the government’s action was aimed at stifling opposition.
Dr Tan also cautioned Singaporeans against being “deceived” by the “harmless” demeanour of the detainees. He said: “Look at Chin Peng, who has a mild, smiling, meek and kind-looking face. But he is the boss of the Communist Party of Malaya.“
http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=6904