This is because S'poreans know that Chee and SDP and his activists are a group being single out for persecution for trying to push for political reforms.
The public meeting Tan Kin Lian organised concerned the life savings of many retirees. There is no political motive here.
See the difference?
If the MONGREL who bit his masters' hands LOUDHAILER chee soon juan tried to organise a rally on the Lehman issue for those who actually lost money, he would have got a much bigger crowd than his motley 20+ even if it is smaller than Tan Kin Lian's 1000.
However, the MONGREL who bit his masters' hands LOUDHAILER chee soon juan refuses to understand what is important to the people. He is so presumtious as to want to PRESCRIBE what is important to the people rather than understand what the people actually want.