GE2025: “No abandonment” of Marine Parade, says Dr Tan See Leng
2025-04-26T07:42:00Z
“I don’t think I’ve ever abandoned Marine Parade. It was a walkover,” said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.
SINGAPORE: Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said on Saturday (Apr 26) that he did not abandon the constituency that he previously helmed, in response to Singapore Democratic Party chairman Paul Tambyah’s remarks at opposition party’s rally a day ago.
Defending the party chief Chee Soon Juan’s decision to leave Bukit Batok and contest Sembawang West SMC, Dr Tambyah had questioned if Health Minister Ong Ye Kung was referring to the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) own Nomination Day switches when accusing Dr Chee of abandoning Bukit Batok.
Dr Tan was initially slated to lead the PAP team at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights but was moved to Chua Chu Kang GRC on Nomination Day itself.
During a media interview at Teck Whye Market during a walkabout on Saturday, Dr Tan said the result “speak for itself”.
“I don’t think I’ve ever abandoned Marine Parade. It was a walkover, it was a walkover. It was a walkover. I said it three times,” said Dr Tan, previously the anchor minister of Marine Parade GRC.
“There’s no abandonment here. We had a solid team there, right? And the fact is that because of the initiatives, I think that the opposition has chosen to redeploy their own talents elsewhere.”
Dr Tan added that since it was a walkover, he felt that he had to “stand up when called upon to go to anywhere that the party and the country think they need me to go”.
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