SINGAPORE: Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong said on Sunday (Aug 4) he was saddened by how his long-time friend, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, had ...
Dr Tan, a former member of the ruling People's Action Party, had said in July that he formed the PSP because of an"erosion" of transparency, independence and accountability within the Government.In his Facebook post, Mr Goh said:"Tan Cheng Bock says that Lee Kuan Yew invited him to join PAP. Ouch! He omits to say that I put his name up to LKY.
Mr Goh also highlighted some of Dr Tan's recent comments about his reasons for re-entering politics. He reportedly said that the PAP has lots its way and that he was making this move"for country, for people". These words have also been included on PSP visual material, including at the media conference held to introduce the party."Tan Cheng Bock was my classmate in Raffles Institution. I have known him close for over 60 years.
"He is like Don Quixote tilting at windmills," Mr Goh added, referring to an expression in the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, which means attacking imaginary enemies.
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