Mr Tan Kin Lian’s unexpected announcement of his intention to run for public office has taken many Singaporeans by surprise, including his ex-employees and supporters.
After all, it was only 2 weeks ago that he played down his political ambitions citing “age and family” as concerns.
While his previous blog posts were focused primarily on financial matters, he had been more forthcoming lately of his political views including writing a manifesto of what he want to do if he gets elected into public office.
Though Mr Tan had been coy about his intention to run for public office by insisting that he will only do so if he is able to collect 100,000 signatures from Singaporeans, it appears he is pretty serious and clear of his next course of action.
Is this the right timing for Mr Tan to launch his bid for public office ?
It may not be the appropriate time now for the following reasons:
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/24/tan-kin-lians-bid-for-presidency-is-this-the-right-time/
After all, it was only 2 weeks ago that he played down his political ambitions citing “age and family” as concerns.
While his previous blog posts were focused primarily on financial matters, he had been more forthcoming lately of his political views including writing a manifesto of what he want to do if he gets elected into public office.
Though Mr Tan had been coy about his intention to run for public office by insisting that he will only do so if he is able to collect 100,000 signatures from Singaporeans, it appears he is pretty serious and clear of his next course of action.
Is this the right timing for Mr Tan to launch his bid for public office ?
It may not be the appropriate time now for the following reasons:
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/2008/11/24/tan-kin-lians-bid-for-presidency-is-this-the-right-time/