Make NO mistakes. Education Minister Chan need NOT weld power as a Prime Minister, nor had he shown any ambition towards it. He had been HUMBLE always in his interactions with civilian citizens for decades, always with a smile even in the most dire situations, to diffuse & prevent strifeful escalations in public life, though in the corridors of powers, he had never been afraid to speak out in straight & even diplomatic forward manner, to discuss & find solutions to problems.,,,
Singaporeans DO owe a debt of Honor to our the late Mr Lee KY, whom had sacrificially & courageously STEERED our Nation to success & prosperity, evident todays. However, no mortal is perfect, & it takes a TRUSTED TEAM to discuss & find solutions. His trusted TEAM was the liberal but PRAGMATIC Rajaratnam & equally economic home grown courageous genius Goh Keng Swee, whom had his ears, & as a team they built up to what Singapore is today, ALONG with many other founding & forefathers.
Senior Minister Ng Eng Hen had held many ministerial portfolios, amongst many such as Education Minister & had proven his courage & tenacity to serve & protect Singapore. He was chosen by our late Mr. Lee KY, to be a team member within the Cabinet, after his passing, to ensure continuity of our Founder's aspiration for Singapore, to guide, protect & work as a TEAM under NEW leadership, the way our GREAT Founding Team had built Singapore.
That task lays now in Education Minister Chan, & his protege as well as lineage proteges' to defend, protect & uplift the lives of Singaporeans, the way the great original team had done...... Singapore is NOT a dictatorship. It takes a TEAM to build up a Nation, let alone even private enterprises, to create profit & jobs for others & uplift lives....