Late Malaysian leader's daughter responds to remarks about dad

[Man With Seven Scars]

Aug 30, 2010
MM'S EULOGY FOR GOH KENG SWEE
Late Malaysian leader's daughter responds to remarks about dad
ON MAY 23, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew delivered an eulogy at the state funeral for former deputy prime minister Goh Keng Swee, who was the cousin of my father, Tun Tan Siew Sin.

In his eulogy, Mr Lee said: 'After we (Singapore) had joined Malaysia, we discovered we had been ambushed. He (Dr Goh) stood up for our rights and fought to protect Singapore's interests against the Federal Finance Ministry, whose Finance Minister was his cousin, Tan Siew Sin, who was out to spite Singapore.'

In deference to Mrs Goh Keng Swee, son Kian Chee and his wife Siok Sun, I have waited until after the 100 days of mourning before responding to Mr Lee's unwarranted attack on my father.

Despite their differences on policy issues, my father had a high regard for Dr Goh whom he credited as the architect of Singapore's stunning economic success.

In his two-volume autobiography, Mr Lee wrote disparagingly about my father. I had hoped that would be the end of his invective. I am sad the Minister Mentor still harbours ill will against a man who has been dead for 22 years.

My father's attitude towards Singapore is encapsulated in his speech in Parliament on June 1, 1965, in which he said:

'I would like to make it clear that we in the Central Government, whatever our differences with the Singapore Government might be, have no quarrel with the people of Singapore. Not only do we wish them well, but also we want them to progress as they should progress, bearing in mind some of the great qualities which they possess in so marked a degree.'

These words - and his acknowledgement that Singapore possessed some great qualities in a marked degree - refutes the suggestion that my father was 'out to spite Singapore'.

Mr Lee's continuing animus against my father makes memorable the tea that my mother and I had with Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in Carcosa (a hotel which was once the residence of the British High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur) in September 2001.

Realising that my mother's hearing problems inhibited conversation, Mrs Lee - who was seated next to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah (wife of then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad) - broke with protocol, came and sat next to my mother and conversed with her for a few minutes.

My mother and I will always cherish meeting Mrs Lee.

Tan Siok Choo (Ms)
Kuala Lumpur

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_572473.html

 

[manokie]

My father's attitude towards Singapore is encapsulated in his speech in Parliament on June 1, 1965, in which he said:

'I would like to make it clear that we in the Central Government, whatever our differences with the Singapore Government might be, have no quarrel with the people of Singapore. Not only do we wish them well, but also we want them to progress as they should progress, bearing in mind some of the great qualities which they possess in so marked a degree.'





Cheebye MY Slut

If she has double her current IQ, she will have been aware that it is not what you say, but what you sneakily do behind the scenes that matter

 

[Man With Seven Scars]

My father's attitude towards Singapore is encapsulated in his speech in Parliament on June 1, 1965, in which he said:

'I would like to make it clear that we in the Central Government, whatever our differences with the Singapore Government might be, have no quarrel with the people of Singapore. Not only do we wish them well, but also we want them to progress as they should progress, bearing in mind some of the great qualities which they possess in so marked a degree.'





Cheebye MY Slut

If she has double her current IQ, she will have been aware that it is not what you say, but what you sneakily do behind the scenes that matter

Can't blame her. Family members will always cover each other's ass.

She can bring out how many 'welcoming' speeches her father had said about Singapore and Singapore can bring out all his dirty policies for people to judge.

 

[Char_Azn]

It would have been a decent letter to shoot at the old man had it not been for the fact that she actually put in this quote

'I would like to make it clear that we in the Central Government, whatever our differences with the Singapore Government might be, have no quarrel with the people of Singapore. Not only do we wish them well, but also we want them to progress as they should progress, bearing in mind some of the great qualities which they possess in so marked a degree.'

The quote already implied they the central government back then have problems with the Singapore Government. It's like PAP coming out and say that "We dun have problems with pple living in Potong Pasir/Hougang, we only have problems with the MPs there".

What difference does it make, in the end if the central government or in the case of my example, PAP wants to do something about it, the pple living there are ultimately going to be the ones affected.

 

[cheekenpie]

Cheebye MY Slut

If she has double her current IQ, she will have been aware that it is not what you say, but what you sneakily do behind the scenes that matter

Han nor.. n KOREA also always make diplomatic sounding statement.

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