Since the previous speculative post, the ruling party has completed introducing its new candidates for the upcoming election. Dr Tan Wu Meng and Dr Abdul Razakjr will not be fielded this time round. We may never know if this was a party decision or their individual decisions. Certainly, the response that Dr Janil Puthucheary received must have been an unpleasant surprise. He must have been perceived to be an ideal candidate in many ways: bright, young, articulate, a tireless doctor (who saves children's lives while teaching at Duke-NUS), a new citizen, the son of an estranged founder returning to the fold. Major miscalculation.
Well, there are other ways to serve for Dr Tan and Dr Razakjr. Neither will become too old by 2016.
5 comments:
Either the doctors chickened out, or the party chickened out.
No loss as both of them can continue to utilise their talents and skills to focus on their respective fields. Actually, it may even be a gain in view of the shortage of doctors now.
No worries about the shortage. Just need to import more doctors from China.
I got a shortcut...just import politicians from China and leave our doctors alone to do their job...
Yes, leave our doctors alone to do the job but also no need to look outside for good politicians. It's not necessary that only white-on-white can do the job - cast the net wider and look for gems among the list on offer.
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