A couple of friends attended the same rally pictured, unfortunately I was overseas so was unable to join and witness the event. After hearing their accounts and seeing the pictures and other eyewitness accounts, I really wish I could have been there. I have been witness to election rallies in other countries, but never in Singapore.
From what I've gathered the Worker's Party seems to have made some significant strides in presenting themselves as a group of forward-looking politicians. Unfortunately, an 'innocent mistake' has handed ample ammo to their competition to constantly call for James Gomez to step down. A most disingenious request considering that their first salvo was to ask for Gomez to apologise, after he did so, it was escalated to a call for him to step down. [Aside: Maybe Gomez should have gone whole hog and made a S$388million 'honest mistake' - nobody would question his integrity then!]
Colour me confused - but I'm quite sure that's what the elections are for. Gomez's competency for office will be for the people to decide - it is highly obnoxious to for candidates to demand their competition to step down. It is not for them to decide - it is for US to. They pulled the same stunt during the Presidential elections - I really think the whole lot of them need to sit through remedial classes in civics and a reminder about what elections are to achieve. Let the people speak.
