Finance Minister and presumptive fourth generation Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat’s recent comment that Singapore – specifically the older generation in Singapore – might not be ready for a non-Chinese PM has irked many.
“Is it Singapore who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister, or is it the PAP who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister?” Chen, who contested the 2015 General Election under the WP ticket, highlighted that Heng’s comments frames the nation-building Pioneer and Merdeka generationsTaking issue with the notion that “Singaporeans are not ready for a non-Chinese PM” that Heng perpetuated, Chen wrote in a pointed Facebook post:
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