MM Lee's comment on Muslim integration has brought closure: Yaacob. REALLY?

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MM Lee's comment on Muslim integration has brought closure: Yaacob
By Joanne Chan | Posted: 13 March 2011 2050 hrs
SINGAPORE : Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim has said the recent comment by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on the integration of Malay-Muslims in Singapore has brought closure.

Mr Lee has said he stands corrected on his remarks on Muslim integration made in the book "Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going".

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community event on Sunday, Dr Yaacob said he can understand the feeling of being hurt will linger for a while. But he urged the community to move on.

Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister for Environment and Water Resources, said: "At the end of the day, I see this event as something which turned out to be very good for the community, because what is important is that we have lots of non-Muslims who have stepped forward to say, hey there is no problem with the Muslims integrating, there is no problem with me having friends who are Malay-Muslims."

 

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It has probably brought his career as a representative of the Malay community in Singapore to a close. It is the closure of his career.