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This is what Opposition Parties face. It's despicable what happened. I hope they make a Police report and that the matter would be investigated thoroughly. Afterall, don't we have A LOT of CCTVs around the island? If not used for maintaining election integrity, then they should be removed immediately to stop spying on innocent citizens. Singapore Police Force
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On Cooling-off Day, Friday 2nd May 2025, I was bound by law not to post, not to speak, not to share what was weighing so heavily on my heart. I respected that. I held back. I stayed silent not for fear, but out of responsibility.
I would never risk bringing unnecessary trouble or hefty fines upon Red Dot United’s campaign. No one, outside of RDU's candidates and volunteers, knew this.
But today is Friday 9th May. And I can no longer withhold the truth.
The truth? While others may have been resting or spending time with family, I spent Cooling-Off Day running around Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC - not campaigning, not celebrating, but physically cutting down our own election posters.
Why? Because we were slapped with an urgent notice from ELD: our posters were in breach of advertising rules. We were given just 5 hours to remove them. The truth? We had followed the rules but someone else hadn’t.
This wasn’t an accident. This was a coordinated sabotage.
Posters that were correctly placed by our team were quietly removed and re-tied elsewhere - onto street signs, PUB fixtures, lamp posts - all to trap us into breaches. Instead of simply tearing them down, these saboteurs went a step further: deliberately re-placing them in illegal spots so we’d be fined, penalised, and our time & effort wasted.
When we put them up, we used black zip ties. But when I went to take them down? White zip ties held them in place. That’s not a coincidence.
I removed 30 posters that day. Each one hurt financially, emotionally, morally. Every poster was paid for by our small campaign fund, raised through supporters and donors who believed in our cause. And as of now, 8 posters slipped past us - costing us at least $400 in fines. ELD may inform us of more by tomorrow.
This is not only unethical. It is despicable.
I was angry. I was disappointed. But I regulated myself. I didn’t post my rage. I only posted smiling photos from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, pretending all was well.
They thought I’d break. That I’d be too drained to turn up for polling day on 3rd May. That I wouldn’t be able to lead the team. That I’d disappear from the counting centre. They were wrong.
I stood up. I showed up. I stayed composed for my team and for the residents who deserved better.
I showed up the next morning, Saturday - 3rd May, bright and early. I went around JEBB GRC with my team to visit 20 polling stations. I showed up at the counting centre that very same night, watching over every detail. I have shown up every single day despite everything thrown our way.
They thought I wouldn’t speak up.
They thought they could wear me down.
But they were wrong.
Whether it was orchestrated sabotage or misguided support, the truth is this: our campaign was disrupted in an underhanded way. Unless the authorities step in, we may never know who was responsible. Maybe — just maybe — these were overenthusiastic supporters. But we won’t know unless proper investigations are made.
Red Dot United may or may not lodge a police report. But I must speak my truth. Because only truth will prevail.
We will not be bullied.
We will not be silenced.
We will not back down.
To those who tried to silence or sabotage us: you underestimate the strength of conviction.
To those who support us: this is why your voice matters. Your vote matters. We are not just fighting elections, we are fighting injustice.
, , — . . . .
Lastly, my deepest gratitude to my husband and my two sons, who helped me locate the posters so that I could take them down and document everything. Your quiet strength carried me through.
I will not be silenced.
I will not be shaken.
And I will keep showing up.
. .
On Cooling-off Day, Friday 2nd May 2025, I was bound by law not to post, not to speak, not to share what was weighing so heavily on my heart. I respected that. I held back. I stayed silent not for fear, but out of responsibility.
I would never risk bringing unnecessary trouble or hefty fines upon Red Dot United’s campaign. No one, outside of RDU's candidates and volunteers, knew this.
But today is Friday 9th May. And I can no longer withhold the truth.
The truth? While others may have been resting or spending time with family, I spent Cooling-Off Day running around Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC - not campaigning, not celebrating, but physically cutting down our own election posters.
Why? Because we were slapped with an urgent notice from ELD: our posters were in breach of advertising rules. We were given just 5 hours to remove them. The truth? We had followed the rules but someone else hadn’t.
This wasn’t an accident. This was a coordinated sabotage.
Posters that were correctly placed by our team were quietly removed and re-tied elsewhere - onto street signs, PUB fixtures, lamp posts - all to trap us into breaches. Instead of simply tearing them down, these saboteurs went a step further: deliberately re-placing them in illegal spots so we’d be fined, penalised, and our time & effort wasted.
When we put them up, we used black zip ties. But when I went to take them down? White zip ties held them in place. That’s not a coincidence.
I removed 30 posters that day. Each one hurt financially, emotionally, morally. Every poster was paid for by our small campaign fund, raised through supporters and donors who believed in our cause. And as of now, 8 posters slipped past us - costing us at least $400 in fines. ELD may inform us of more by tomorrow.
This is not only unethical. It is despicable.
I was angry. I was disappointed. But I regulated myself. I didn’t post my rage. I only posted smiling photos from Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre, pretending all was well.
They thought I’d break. That I’d be too drained to turn up for polling day on 3rd May. That I wouldn’t be able to lead the team. That I’d disappear from the counting centre. They were wrong.
I stood up. I showed up. I stayed composed for my team and for the residents who deserved better.
I showed up the next morning, Saturday - 3rd May, bright and early. I went around JEBB GRC with my team to visit 20 polling stations. I showed up at the counting centre that very same night, watching over every detail. I have shown up every single day despite everything thrown our way.
They thought I wouldn’t speak up.
They thought they could wear me down.
But they were wrong.
Whether it was orchestrated sabotage or misguided support, the truth is this: our campaign was disrupted in an underhanded way. Unless the authorities step in, we may never know who was responsible. Maybe — just maybe — these were overenthusiastic supporters. But we won’t know unless proper investigations are made.
Red Dot United may or may not lodge a police report. But I must speak my truth. Because only truth will prevail.
We will not be bullied.
We will not be silenced.
We will not back down.
To those who tried to silence or sabotage us: you underestimate the strength of conviction.
To those who support us: this is why your voice matters. Your vote matters. We are not just fighting elections, we are fighting injustice.
, , — . . . .
Lastly, my deepest gratitude to my husband and my two sons, who helped me locate the posters so that I could take them down and document everything. Your quiet strength carried me through.
