GE2025: Tanjong Pagar MPs mark 10th anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew’s death; welcome MP Rachel Ong to the ward
An exhibition in Tanjong Pagar GRC opened on the eve of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's 10th death anniversary. Mr Lee was its MP for nearly 60 years.
(From left to right) MP Melvin Yong, MP Joan Pereira, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah, MP Rachel Ong and Second Adviser to Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru GROs Koo Tsai Kee placed flowers…see more
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Nikki Yeo
22 Mar 2025 01:20PM (Updated: 22 Mar 2025 07:35PM)
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SINGAPORE: As Tanjong Pagar Members of Parliament gathered to mark the death anniversary of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Ms Indranee Rajah recalled one lesson he taught her - that walking the ground is one of the most important things an MP can do.
"To see people in their homes, in their houses, understand how they live, what they’re eating, what they’re doing, because these are the things that keep you in touch," said Ms Indranee, who is the grassroots adviser for the constituency, as well as a minister in the Prime Minister's Office.