Remember TT Durai?

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Please do not bring race into the equation because from the facts that is certainly not the case. Durai brought himself down plain and simple by his very own hand, hubris. If he agreed to SPH's settlement offer at the outset of his own suit (as described by Patrick Daniel) he would probably still be King of NKF and the rest of Singapore would be none the wiser.

Do you know why alot of Singaporeans are still angry with Durai? Probably because even up today Durai has refused to publicly acknowledge that what he did at NKF was immoral and unethical and wrong.

Durai was a fall guy for a populace baying for blood. His renumerations were approved by the board.

Because he is Indian, he was lynched. The only crime against him was that invoice thing that is quite trivial.

He must be a competent chap. His renumeration with the property people are none of anybody's fucking business. He served his time and he's doing well.

All I see here are a bunch of jealous people.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

That is what 'killed' Durai, that and things like not passing on the drug discounts to the patients. Not the remuneration, not the benz, not the first class travel and 5 star hotel accommodation, fine dinning and not even the IT/call centre contracts. You see if say 70 cents in the dollar actually went to the needy patients I don't think Singaporeans would have been that upset with Durai because afterall he did not embezzle any funds, he did build up huge reserves unprecedented for any charity in Singapore and viz the criminal conviction Durai did not appear to personally benefit from the transaction.

The 10 cents in the dollar probably 'killed' him in the eyes of the public.

Oh Please. He controlled a board of imbeciles. He refused to cooperate with the Deputy Sec appointed to the board.

If you looking for objectivity, do explain why less than 10 cents in the dollar collected went to kidney patients and why was the company mercedes ferrying his wife on a daily basis.

Might want to explain why he and the Board chairman lied about 1st class travel.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Perhaps but still with a criminal conviction you would have thought the company would have had second thoughts. Saying that, I guess it is better that Durai remain employable until he has paid off his full debt to NKF.

Fuck you all lah- again and again. he earns 25 K because the company thinks he's worth it. No business throws that kind of money on incompetents.

 

[High Command]

Please do not bring race into the equation because from the facts that is certainly not the case. Durai brought himself down plain and simple by his very own hand, hubris. If he agreed to SPH's settlement offer at the outset of his own suit (as described by Patrick Daniel) he would probably still be King of NKF and the rest of Singapore would be none the wiser.

Do you know why alot of Singaporeans are still angry with Durai? Probably because even up today Durai has refused to publicly acknowledge that what he did at NKF was immoral and unethical and wrong.

Well said! Regardless of race language or religion, anyone who did what he did would get the same response.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Clearly that bias forumer is linked to Durai. Race ain't no factor looking at all of Durai's previous and perhaps still present cotorie which appears to be almost all Chinese. Even his present boss is Chinese, who is an old time member of the local establishment, so where is the race factor?

Well said! Regardless of race language or religion, anyone who did what he did would get the same response.

 

[scroobal]

The 10 cents in the dollar probably 'killed' him in the eyes of the public.

Till today, there is no independent mechanism such as an annual declaration to state what % of donations actually went to beneficiaries.

The US has such a law. One can go to the website and make a check.

 

[0939]

That is what 'killed' Durai, that and things like not passing on the drug discounts to the patients. Not the remuneration, not the benz, not the first class travel and 5 star hotel accommodation, fine dinning and not even the IT/call centre contracts. You see if say 70 cents in the dollar actually went to the needy patients I don't think Singaporeans would have been that upset with Durai because afterall he did not embezzle any funds, he did build up huge reserves unprecedented for any charity in Singapore and viz the criminal conviction Durai did not appear to personally benefit from the transaction.

The 10 cents in the dollar probably 'killed' him in the eyes of the public.

The 10 cents in a dollar is more than enough to subsidise the patients. Too much money in the coffer. There is always a guidline for subsidies. So whatever Durai did was approved by the board.

 

[R4g3]

Fuck you all lah- again and again. he earns 25 K because the company thinks he's worth it. No business throws that kind of money on incompetents.

if you can take your small hearted jealous minds out of your 2.5 k salaries and your small pigeon holes, you might see that he has to be good to be able to earn the salary.

He is not remorseful to what he have done to the people and the patient, only regret is not being careful enough and exposed, thinking that he is high and mighty with good reputation, connections (like mrs. peanut).

Is all what is reported the only things that are wrong?
or the only things can be made known to the people?
Is there anymore secret that cannot be reveal which will be shocking to the whole country with the people involved?
Is it an exchange condition that if he keep quiet, admit to the charges and in return he get a light sentence and a 25k job?
How did he get this job in the 1st place?
what is the background of tricon healthgroup and how are they related to the pappies? Who are the directors?

All these are unanswered questions that will remain a doubt.

 

[JohnTT]

Could this be a conspiracy for not spilling more in the NKF saga with regards to Mrs Goh aka 'Mrs Peanuts'? In other words, his compensation????

He is not lucky. This may be an arrangement.

Would you employ someone who has involved in such saga, & convicted & have a criminal record? Most companies will not, unless it is pre-arranged.

 

[lancerglxi]

Durai was a fall guy for a populace baying for blood. His renumerations were approved by the board.

Because he is Indian, he was lynched. The only crime against him was that invoice thing that is quite trivial.

He must be a competent chap. His renumeration with the property people are none of anybody's fucking business. He served his time and he's doing well.

All I see here are a bunch of jealous people.

Somebody mentioned that he was a Sri Lankan...........the land of the Tamil Tigers and crooks...

 

[diversifyx2]

Cheat is Cheat, no need to argue.

 

[kakowi]

Clearly that bias forumer is linked to Durai. Race ain't no factor looking at all of Durai's previous and perhaps still present cotorie which appears to be almost all Chinese. Even his present boss is Chinese, who is an old time member of the local establishment, so where is the race factor?

Porfirio,

diversion, fictitious and minor issues were raised to cloud the issue at hand


in the final analysis, the saga of TT Durai gives two main learning points:

(a) a company that creates great reserves, invests in publicity that generates international renown, fully supported by the Board of Directors, engages in charity works, promoted and supported by politically influential Advisor - all means nothing if there is no oversight by an independent regulatory body which must also be politically strong

(b) many people trusted and supported TT Durai and this brings the next learning point - "you trust at your own risk"

 

[peterlth]

True indeed ...

Porfirio,

diversion, fictitious and minor issues were raised to cloud the issue at hand


in the final analysis, the saga of TT Durai gives two main learning points:

(a) a company that creates great reserves, invests in publicity that generates international renown, fully supported by the Board of Directors, engages in charity works, promoted and supported by politically influential Advisor - all means nothing if there is no oversight by an independent regulatory body which must also be politically strong

(b) many people trusted and supported TT Durai and this brings the next learning point - "you trust at your own risk"

 

[peterlth]

Very well said!

Porfirio,

diversion, fictitious and minor issues were raised to cloud the issue at hand


in the final analysis, the saga of TT Durai gives two main learning points:

(a) a company that creates great reserves, invests in publicity that generates international renown, fully supported by the Board of Directors, engages in charity works, promoted and supported by politically influential Advisor - all means nothing if there is no oversight by an independent regulatory body which must also be politically strong

(b) many people trusted and supported TT Durai and this brings the next learning point - "you trust at your own risk"

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Ho, ho, ho...here we go again with the same old Duraiesque lame spin which first started when Durai was caught with his pants down in the civil defamation trial against ST that he himself spearheaded which ironically led to his later downfall First spin came from his daughter and even Ho Ching:p

How on earth was Durai the "fall guy" when he was in fact THE mastermind behind NKF the money making machine? Running his own biz with Matilda, giving a contract to his Indian crony pal, being the phantom ghost writer of letters addressed to him and signed off by "Chairman" Yong relating to his remuneration and that is just for starters...I am sure we would have heard even more of Durai's shit had he not capitualted in his own stupid ego driven suit against ST.

Because Durai was Indian he was lynched? All his cronies and 'friends' appeared to be Chinese apart from his Indian IT/Call centre crookish pal, so what gives Moreover why did people like GCT's wife and Ho Ching appear to back him, at least initially? And with this new $25k a month job, isn't it Albert Hong who gave it to him? Sheesh. As for the board, what board? It was a board in name only, controlled and manipulated by one man and one man only - Durai.

As for Durai's crime, a crime is a crime...and Durai is a convicted criminal with a record. In short Durai is a convicted criminal and a crook. However his conviction is not the worse part of Durai's character, what Durai did at NKF was morally and ethically reprehensible. He conned both the public donors and NKF patients alike by doling out only 10 cents in the dollar of funds raised for patient care and treatment, even having the gall and cheek to keep the rebates given by pharma companies for NKF instead of passing these directly to the patients.

Durai may have served his time for his 'crime; but Durai has yet to 'serve his time' for his above moral and ethical breaches which are far far worse than the 'crime'. That is why the Singapore public shall never let Durai move on, well not until Durai comes out openly in genuine sincere contrition for all his wrongs.

Durai was a fall guy for a populace baying for blood. His renumerations were approved by the board.

Because he is Indian, he was lynched. The only crime against him was that invoice thing that is quite trivial.

He must be a competent chap. His renumeration with the property people are none of anybody's fucking business. He served his time and he's doing well.

All I see here are a bunch of jealous people.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Durai may well be competent, but it is strange and curious that Albert Hong (of all people) would hire a person with a criminal record and a highly dubious moral and ethical background

Fuck you all lah- again and again. he earns 25 K because the company thinks he's worth it. No business throws that kind of money on incompetents.

if you can take your small hearted jealous minds out of your 2.5 k salaries and your small pigeon holes, you might see that he has to be good to be able to earn the salary.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Apparently quite true. 'Poor' GCT even had to come out to apologise to the public on behalf of his wife. To this day, I don't think she has ever publicly apologised for her arrogant gaffe.

As for her support of Durai, who can forget her famous antics in open court when Durai gave evidence in his stupid ego driven suit against ST, and more ironic was the fact that both are lawyers by training:p

It is better to call her by her own name, Tan Choo Leng, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Choo_Leng

There is no public record that her husband approve of what TT Durai did.

But there are plenty of publicity on the support that Tan Choo Leng gave to TT Durai.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Sorry chaps, did not realise this thread has been running for sometime:o

 

[SneeringTree]

Durai was a fall guy for a populace baying for blood. His renumerations were approved by the board.

Because he is Indian, he was lynched. The only crime against him was that invoice thing that is quite trivial.

He must be a competent chap. His renumeration with the property people are none of anybody's fucking business. He served his time and he's doing well.

All I see here are a bunch of jealous people.

The word is "remuneration".

 

[Watchman]

Singaporean judiciary must be sleeping again and pro elites !