Singapore GE2020: Tamil-speaking minister sent to broadcast as sign of respect, says Shanmugam

The People's Action Party sent a Tamil-speaking minister to the party political broadcasts as a sign of respect to Tamils in Singapore, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.

The PAP, Mr Shanmugam said, takes all four official languages"very seriously", and the party also takes it seriously that it has people who are able to go and speak in the four languages at the broadcasts. The first party political broadcast for the July 10 election was aired last Thursday. The People's Action Party put out messages in all four languages.

The WP had faced criticism last week when it failed to send a representative for a televised live debate in Mandarin.That's not just because of reaching out to the ground in Tamil. That is important but it's also a show of respect to the Tamil population that we value you. We respect you. And we will make sure that we show that in these ways... that they are very important, very significant.

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