Re: Sinkie Prezi Nathan Kenna Stroke!
Former Singapore President SR Nathan in deathbed
July 31, 2016
The Statestimes.
Singapore’s former President SR Nathan is in critical condition after suffering a stroke this morning (July 31). According to state media, the 92-year-old is now in critical condition hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit at the
Singapore General Hospital. Members of the ruling party PAP are now taking turns to visit the former ardent PAP supporter.
SR Nathan was a member of the Japanese invasion military police Kempeitai against Singapore during World War 2, he then pledged his loyalty to former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and became affluent. He became
Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving President between 1999 to 2011, which he won twice via undemocratic means using electoral walkover and disqualifying his opponents. When SR Nathan was in power, he had no idea of how
much national reserves the country had and also did not declare, or may not even be aware of, the number of times the Singapore government dipped their hands into the national reserves to withdraw the funds.
SR Nathan was drawing S$4,267,500 a year when he was President - a legislation passed by the single party-controlled Parliament, to which he responded:
“I didn’t ask for it. That was the rate for the job, that’s what I accepted. You don’t like the rate, I can’t help it.”
Throughout his profile as President, SR Nathan was infamous as a “quiet duck”, making near-zero comment on any issue in 12 years. The ruling party PAP selected him because the yes-man knows nothing about government
policies and is generally apathetic to politics.
The President profile was taken over by the new PAP-select candidate Dr Tony Tan in 2011, who won the election marginally by 0.34%. The next Presidential election will be held next year in 2017.
Singapore is one of the few countries which have both Prime Minister and President positions. The original intent to have the President position is to prevent, in the case of a freak election, a new government other than the PAP
from accessing the national funds.