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MediaCorp avoid showing footage of 30,000 strong crowd at Tan Jee Say’s rally
According to the Emcee for the night, the attendance at pro-Singaporean presidential candidate Tan Jee Say’s President Election Rally was about 30,000, however MediaCorp avoided showing the footage of the crowd on TV and instead screened a 10 second speech of Nicole Seah before abruptly cutting it.
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The Straits Times quoted a figure of 8,000 which is a far cry from the 20,000 estimated by ustream TV:
“The first rally of the 2011 Presidential Election attracted an estimated 8,000-strong crowd, which turned up at Toa Payoh Stadium on Tuesday night to listen to candidate Tan Jee Say and his supporters.”
One participant remarked that it was so packed at Toa Payoh Stadium that there was hardly any space for him to walk when the rally ended:
Another Singaporean Eugene Koo who turned up to support Mr Tan said:
“I just came back from Toa Payoh. It looked as if Malaysia Cup re-Final, probably more than 35000! Bloody TCS News don’t dare to show wide screen! Only closed up 50-60 ppls…”
Mr Tan Jee Say spoke for one hour on the reasons behind him contesting the President Election and the role he sees himself playing if elected. The other guest speakers include popular young politician Nicole Seah, Infectious Disease Consultant Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah and lawyer Mr Basil Hwang.
The size of the crowd was similar to the Workers Party’s last rally at Hougang Stadium during the May election which saw it eventually capturing Aljunied GRC by a comfortable margin.
With support from the PAP camp split right down the middle between Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Tan Jee Say stands a fighting chance of securing an upset on 27 August 2011 so long non-PAP supporters unite behind him solidly.
As the older generation of Singaporeans are more familiar with Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock, they may be inclined to support them.
We urge all our readers to do their part to persuade their parents, grandparents, relatives and friends to vote for a pro-Singaporean candidate who will serve our interests (and not the foreigners) so that we can walk hand in hand with him to the gates of the Istana this coming Saturday.
According to the Emcee for the night, the attendance at pro-Singaporean presidential candidate Tan Jee Say’s President Election Rally was about 30,000, however MediaCorp avoided showing the footage of the crowd on TV and instead screened a 10 second speech of Nicole Seah before abruptly cutting it.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/307428_10150346684175783_190806675782_10053700_6696258_n.jpg
The Straits Times quoted a figure of 8,000 which is a far cry from the 20,000 estimated by ustream TV:
“The first rally of the 2011 Presidential Election attracted an estimated 8,000-strong crowd, which turned up at Toa Payoh Stadium on Tuesday night to listen to candidate Tan Jee Say and his supporters.”
One participant remarked that it was so packed at Toa Payoh Stadium that there was hardly any space for him to walk when the rally ended:
Another Singaporean Eugene Koo who turned up to support Mr Tan said:
“I just came back from Toa Payoh. It looked as if Malaysia Cup re-Final, probably more than 35000! Bloody TCS News don’t dare to show wide screen! Only closed up 50-60 ppls…”
Mr Tan Jee Say spoke for one hour on the reasons behind him contesting the President Election and the role he sees himself playing if elected. The other guest speakers include popular young politician Nicole Seah, Infectious Disease Consultant Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah and lawyer Mr Basil Hwang.
The size of the crowd was similar to the Workers Party’s last rally at Hougang Stadium during the May election which saw it eventually capturing Aljunied GRC by a comfortable margin.
With support from the PAP camp split right down the middle between Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Tan Jee Say stands a fighting chance of securing an upset on 27 August 2011 so long non-PAP supporters unite behind him solidly.
As the older generation of Singaporeans are more familiar with Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock, they may be inclined to support them.
We urge all our readers to do their part to persuade their parents, grandparents, relatives and friends to vote for a pro-Singaporean candidate who will serve our interests (and not the foreigners) so that we can walk hand in hand with him to the gates of the Istana this coming Saturday.
