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  • SDP Member: Marsiling Residents Indifferent To Halimah’s Presidential Candidacy, Wants By-Election

    SDP Member: Marsiling Residents Indifferent To Halimah’s Presidential Candidacy, Wants By-Election

    We continued our house visits at one of the HDB blocks in Marsiling this evening.

    We asked the residents 2 questions:

    1. The incumbent, Mdm Halimah Yacob, has indicated her interest to contest the next Presidential Election (PE). She claimed that she has received a lot of encouragement & blessings from Marsiling constituents. Are you supportive of her presidential bid?

    Most of the residents we spoke to appeared lukewarm to this question & did not seem really bothered if she would contest or not- let alone support her.

    2. If Mdm Halimah contests the next PE, she will have to resign from the PAP & vacate her parliamentary seat. Do you think a by-election should be called thereafter so that Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC residents have a chance to elect a full slate of 4 new MPs?

    All the residents we spoke to unanimously agreed that a by-election should be called.

    The residents’ sentiments are in sharp contrast to what Minister Chan Chun Sing has said in Parliament (https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/…/no-by-election-if-minor…/).

    In the last General Elections in 2015, the PAP campaigned based on the slogan: “With You, For You, For Singapore”.

    It will be interesting to see how they can continue to keep the above election promise when they deny the voters of Marsiling-Yew Tee their constitutional rights to elect new political representatives via a by-election.

     

    Source: Bryan Lim Boon Heng (林文兴)

  • If Halimah Yacob Is Malay, Then Tan Cheng Bock Is Malay And Tharman Is Also Malay

    If Halimah Yacob Is Malay, Then Tan Cheng Bock Is Malay And Tharman Is Also Malay

    Yes. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Malay.

     

    Why is this so? Because Dr Tan Cheng Bock is also Malay now. His name is Dr. Mohd Abdullah Bin Tanchinbock.

     

    But why has he become a Malay?

    Because our Mdm Speaker, Halimah Yacob of Indian descent, born to a Malay mother and an Indian-Muslim father, is “thinking about” running for the Presidency as a Malay presidential candidate.

    And if she can do it, it means that it will happen. Nobody can stop it. Even PAP MP Zainal Sapari vouches for her malayness.

    Therefore, Tharman is Malay.

    #iamMalay

     

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  • Next Question: What Actually Is The Definition Of Malay In Mendaki Context?

    Next Question: What Actually Is The Definition Of Malay In Mendaki Context?

    So we all know that PAP MP Zainal Sapari vouches for Halimah Yacob’s malayness from a facebook post that he made. Here we want to share some highlights from netizens that may be important.

    Someone said, “I thought she is an Indian Muslim? Meaning Islam is her religion but her race is Indian, not Malay. That qualifies her to run for a president that is reserved for Malay race?”

    Another asked, “Mr Zainal bin Sapari, regarding the definition of a “Malay” which u hv quoted, does d govt applies it across all matters? Or is it only for this PE?”

    Unfortunately, it is pointless to debate or argue with them about the definition of a Malay when all this while they pushed down the throats of the people this simple definition:

    What constitute a Malay person? – “any person, whether of the Malay race or otherwise, who considers himself to be a member of the Malay community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Malay community by that community”.

    But there was another important question that was brought up by one of the netizens. What is the definition of Malay in Mendaki context?

     

    Someone hurled, “Then how come students of Indian Muslim father but who speak Malay and behave like Malay does not qualify for Mendaki assistance cause Mendaki considers them as Indian race and not Malay. so haw does Mendaki define Malay”

    *mike drop*

    The response? Apparently there was nothing but silence. Even when others probed the MP further quoting the same question. Korang rasa dorang akan reply ke?

    Based on that comment, it is easily interpreted that the definition of Malay given for the reserved presidential elections 2017 vastly contrast the Mendaki’s view of definition of Malay. At this moment it may seem as though the current definition was created only for #PE2017 or certain reasons. Because Singaporean Malays and Singaporean Indian Muslims know best if they qualify for Mendaki’s assistance or not.

    This comment sums up all the comments posed to our dear PAP MP Zainal Sapari,

    “When it suits all of you, you change the def. But when a non Malay Muslim asks for help from Mendaki, its a no go. Tak tahu malu ke? Not every Malay is a muslim and not every muslim is a Malay. Ada Melayu Christian, Hindu, Atheist and etc Islam transcends races and here you are doing the opposite. So here we are with this quandary again and again.”

     

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  • I’m Indian Muslim But Mendaki Says I’m Not Malay, Why Such Different Standards?

    I’m Indian Muslim But Mendaki Says I’m Not Malay, Why Such Different Standards?

    MP Zainal Sapari said he considers Halimah Yacob a Malay even though she is an Indian Muslim and therefore supports her to run for Presidency. But according to netizen Mohd Azmi, “Then how come students of Indian muslim father but who speak malay & behave like malay does not qualify for mendaki assistance cause mendaki considers them as indian race & not malay”.

    How does Mendaki define what is Malay? Different people different life la.

    Source: All Singapore Stuff

  • Zainal Sapari: Halimah Yacob Is 100% Melayu

    Zainal Sapari: Halimah Yacob Is 100% Melayu

    To me, beyond any reasonable doubt, she belongs to our Malay Community.

    What constitute a Malay person? – “any person, whether of the Malay race or otherwise, who considers himself to be a member of the Malay community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Malay community by that community”.

     

    Source: Zainal Bin Sapari