'I voted opposition when I was in civil service': Jee Say
By Jessica Cheam
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say speaking during a rally at Clementi. Mr Tan has called on voters to overcome their fear that their votes will be used against them, saying that he voted for the opposition while he was in the civil service. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say has called on voters to overcome their fear that their votes will be used against them, saying that he voted for the opposition while he was in the civil service.
'I have been a civil servant before, and during my days of civil service, I have voted for the opposition. Nothing has happened to me, I got promoted in good time, in fact ahead of a lot of my cohort,' Mr Tan, who is standing for election at Holland Bukit-Timah GRC, told The Straits Times.
Mr Tan is the most senior former government official who joined the opposition in recent months. He was the principal private secretary to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong for five years.
Mr Tan said that when he went to the private sector, he also got promoted. 'Have no fear, it won't affect you,' he said, on the sidelines of a walkabout at Fajar market in Bukit Panjang on Wednesday.
By Jessica Cheam
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say speaking during a rally at Clementi. Mr Tan has called on voters to overcome their fear that their votes will be used against them, saying that he voted for the opposition while he was in the civil service. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say has called on voters to overcome their fear that their votes will be used against them, saying that he voted for the opposition while he was in the civil service.
'I have been a civil servant before, and during my days of civil service, I have voted for the opposition. Nothing has happened to me, I got promoted in good time, in fact ahead of a lot of my cohort,' Mr Tan, who is standing for election at Holland Bukit-Timah GRC, told The Straits Times.
Mr Tan is the most senior former government official who joined the opposition in recent months. He was the principal private secretary to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong for five years.
Mr Tan said that when he went to the private sector, he also got promoted. 'Have no fear, it won't affect you,' he said, on the sidelines of a walkabout at Fajar market in Bukit Panjang on Wednesday.
