Sillyporeans Afraid Old Dud Will Peep Into Their Votes. Call Themselves Professional!

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PE: Tan Cheng Bock "disappointed" that some are afraid to support him
By Wayne Chan | Posted: 24 August 2011 1625 hrs <LINK rel=image_src href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/phpJHR6wI.jpg">
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SINGAPORE: Presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he was disappointed that some of his former People's Action Party fellow members and those working in the government or government-linked companies were afraid to support him in his presidential bid.

Dr Tan said this during his campaign trail at Raffles City, where he met the lunchtime crowd of working professionals on Wednesday.

He was responding to questions on his comment that there was a "fear of the consequences of standing up for one's beliefs" in the online edition of a Channel NewsAsia programme, "Meet the Candidates", which was aired on Tuesday.

Dr Tan replied that some had expressed fears that they could lose their jobs if they supported him. He stressed that they should not be afraid as the Presidential Election is apolitical.

Dr Tan will be holding his rally at 7.30pm on Thursday at Hall 8 of the Singapore Expo.

He said speakers will have to stay within the boundaries of the Constitution. This means they should not engage in day-to-day politics or raise bread-and-butter issues.

Dr Tan noted that some issues raised by another candidate, Mr Tan Jee Say, at a rally on Tuesday were "out of bounds".

He added that he was "disturbed" by Mr Tan's point about checking and challenging the government.

However, Dr Tan said while he does not want to create dissent between the President and the government, it does not mean he will be "weak and just toe the government line".

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Re: Sillyporeans Afraid Old Dud Will Peep Into Their Votes. Call Themselves Professio

TCB is dead set targetting the PAP votes and that mistake will cost both himself and TT their seats.