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A smear campaign against Tan Kin Lian

I was the target of a smear campaign over the past few days.

Someone sent a few screen shots of my Facebook posts over the past 10 years to the mainstream media. These posts were about “pretty girls” that I met at the shops, on the jogging path or at a mall. The sender was said that she felt uneasy about these posts.

I thought initially that it was the view of a single person and that the mainstream media should not blow it up. I was wrong.

It is now clear to me that it is a concerted effort by an attack group that went all out to smear me. The editors of the mainstream media appears to be part of this smear effort.

The concerted effort later involved a woman rights’ organization and a comment by the presidential election committee. The mainstream media wrote up the episode to make me look very bad.

A fair and impartial mainstream media would have realized that my posts would have been seen by several hundreds of thousand people over the years and that most people who consider them to be light hearted and non-offensive. It is dishonest for the media to portray them negatively.

Many of my supporters were concerned about the negative impact on my campaign. Some of them pledged to work doubly hard to overcome this handicap. Many others said that this is clearly a malicious and unjustified smear effort.

Let me say a few words about “building trust” and “uniting the people”.

The government uses these words as their goals. But these are words, because their actual deeds appear to be different. Many people said that they do not trust the hollow words.

The government leaders cannot build trust if they act in a dishonorable way. They cannot unite the people if they are seen to be attacking, in an underhand way, the reputation of the people whom they consider to be their opponents. I am not even their opponent.

In spite of this bad incident, I still pledge to work with the government, if I am elected as the president. I will continue my effort to influence the government to change their policies so that the people of Singapore can have a better life. My goals are to bring down inflation, make housing affordable and jobs secure.

 

Tan Kin Lian

 

 

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31 Responses to “A smear campaign against Tan Kin Lian”

  • “… I still pledge to work with the government, if I am elected as the president.”

    This is why I keep on saying, his media team should be sacked. There is nothing to stop him from working with anybody IF he is elected, so why have to constantly harp on this crap, to win the die-hards over? He is delusional!

    Just say:

    “In spite of this bad incident, I will still continue my effort to try to influence the government to change their policies so that the people of Singapore can have a better life. My goals are to bring down inflation, make housing affordable and jobs secure, if I am elected.”

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  • Dr Philip Teo:

    Here is my view of the coming Presidential election.
    It is like choosing the best chicken rice stall. It is not just choosing the taste of the chicken or the rice. We must consider it in relation to the other food stall in the food court. Each of us have different taste and expectation of service.
    Besides the chicken and rice, we can also consider the chicken feet, vegetables, chilly sauce, ginger and the soup.

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    @Kin Lian, if this level of smear you cannot take it liao, you really should pay Dr Chee a visit. Aiyah, you want to participate in the PE despite never gotten the official blessings, what you expect?

    What if you really enter Istana and the ruling party go all out to make your life a living hell, how? You want to dance with the wolves, snakes and hyenas, you must 做好觉悟 i.e. have conviction and be willing to put your life on the line. Or else quit lah.

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  • Good News:

    Good news for TKL. The more they attack you, the higher your chances of winning. Why? They attack only those likely to win. Think of the last PE you had, did they attack you? No.

    Additionally, the more they attack you, the more voters get tulan with them.

    People, remember who is the boss of newspapers and news media. Taxpayer money used to publish stuff that people don’t want to buy. Loss making “enterprise”.

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  • Stay cool:

    The eagles are watching. Don’t get yourself into a “ma nin bu” injunction, where your wife, children and grandchildren get tossed into the streets and you end up in Australia.

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  • John:

    Smearing indicates some form of fear from the smearers.
    So why bother?
    So many Oppo members from Lee Siew Choh toJBJ to Dr Chee and TJS have been smeared and they survive.
    Even GMS and others and the list goes on.

    Just stand up and be truthful.
    No one can subdue the Truth for Truth is true,it is that simple.

    TKL,take a leaf from our persecuted brethen like Dr Chee.
    Even Roy and Terry.

    Remember,only those who must lie or addicted to lying loves smearing.

    So,Rock Steady.
    Be truthful and THE FORCE WILL BE WITH you.
    WIN OR LOSE DOES NOT MATTER.
    What matters is if you have tried sincerely.
    Like Nike says,” JUST DO IT”!

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  • Sad for TKL:

    Could have avoid all these problems if don’t post all these “pretty” girls.
    No need to do that to get more views. Quite stupid actually.
    Unnecessary self create trouble…need to learn what not to say and do…be more Presidential.
    No need to show off anything that is not going to help you to win the election at this critical stage.
    Better listen to your advisors….hope you have good one.

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  • Presidential lah:

    No need to fight back or give more excuse …will make it worse. Self created trouble.
    Just apologise to those who may feel offended but make clear not your intention to put the girls in negative light and move on…
    And stop such posting in future…not so Presidential lah.

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  • stop:

    “The government leaders cannot build trust if they act in a dishonorable way. They cannot unite the people if they are seen to be attacking, in an underhand way, the reputation of the people whom they consider to be their opponents. I am not even their opponent.”
    Stop….you have evidence ? If not,it does not reflect well on you….
    At this rate…you will lose more votes.

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  • SINGAROAR:

    Don’t go on the defensive. Just concentrate on the EP elections. Talk about what you can do within the powers of the EP. Don’t go to wide.
    The EP allows you 1. To check on the reserves.
    2. To check on civil service appointments.
    3. To rescind hangings
    4. To appoint 3 Presidential Council members
    5. To ask for the National Asset Register.
    6. To veto any raid on the Reserves by the PM
    You only need to speak about these six functions.
    Don’t speak about AWARE or smearing as these are side shows intended to take you away from the EP race. Good Luck Mr. Tan. I will be voting for you.

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  • Dalai Says "Read My Lips":

    Enlightening. Actually, perhaps he is the best manifestation yet that we are past the apex….his values correspond to those of a large, a very large, part of our population. Bob Dylan’s song “Idiot Wind” comes to mind every time I listen to him talks. Before this is over . . . he will make Trump look like a Choir Boy.

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  • Talk C:

    Good advice. Don’t go down the rotten path.

    SINGAROAR:
    Don’t go on the defensive. Just concentrate on the EP elections. Talk about what you can do within the powers of the EP. Don’t go to wide.
    The EP allows you 1. To check on the reserves.
    2. To check on civil service appointments.
    3. To rescind hangings
    4. To appoint 3 Presidential Council members
    5. To ask for the National Asset Register.
    6. To veto any raid on the Reserves by the PM
    You only need to speak about these six functions.
    Don’t speak about AWARE or smearing as these are side shows intended to take you away from the EP race. Good Luck Mr. Tan. I will be voting for you.

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  • Sporeans Keep Govt Employed:

    There is no smear campaign against male rock stars who write and sing cheeky songs about women and their various parts. eg Prince.

    So donch you worry. The timing is these posts is what you say it is.

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  • Light The Way:

    Leegalised stalker(s) who you never thought you had.

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  • Dr Tan Tai Wei:

    Whether schemed or not, the reaction to it of the PEC is, indeed, suspect. “Our approval isn’t endorsement of Tan’s online postings’, “We didn’t see them when we checked.” So, something scandalous they missed, which they absolutely now must gravely distance themselves from, notwithstanding how the admission would show up their carelessness at their sacred duty? The right thing to do, if not to reassure voters of their approval, is to just maintain the decorum of silence.
    I haven’t seen the postings, but the matter calls to mind something purportedly said by President Sheares. In her autobiography, a lady whose name I can’t remember, a fashionable “pretty” lady known to media, daughter of someone prominent, wrote that Sheares was the doctor who delivered her birth, and how, when she reminded him of that, Sheares opined, “You have shaped up very well!” Now, far from becoming “AWARE” of being “objectified as a woman”, this good humourly lady only said “I thought that was cute”.

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  • dave:

    Dalai Says "Read My Lips":
    Enlightening. Actually, perhaps he is the best manifestation yet that we are past the apex….his values correspond to those of a large, a very large, part of our population. Bob Dylan’s song “Idiot Wind” comes to mind every time I listen to him talks. Before this is over . . . he will make Trump look like a Choir Boy.

    You talking about yourself.

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  • James Lee:

    Pappy’s runners have indeed started their all out efforts to discredit Presidential candidate who does not belong to the rotting mold.Comes September 1st,all SG voters shall cast their deciding vote to the candidate who is not associated with the rotting mold period!! Bravo

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  • true blue singaporean:

    What you mean smear campaign? The posts are written by you only. It is truly unbecoming of someone senior and executive to keep writing “ptetty girls”. posts like “i am in the bus sitting besides a pretty girl”! if you are hokien ping type, you write like this, I can understand. but you are dignified person. it shows you are either senile or desperate! reminds me of the type of posts Donald Trump writes! what an embarrassment!

    Also many of your postings here are supporting China Communist Party, and against democracy. You seem to be a stooge of China Communist Party. There has been strong campaign by CCP to influence public in spore, perhaps with a long term plan to annex Singapore. They think because 75% of Singaporeans are ethnic Chinese, they will be able to do it. Yet, we true blue Singaporeans, the original residents who have been here for multi generation, are not like mainland Chinese at all. Our thinking and culture is so different, as most of you know while interacting with the loud moud, uncouth and aggressive mainlanders.

    Since you are against democracy and support appointed system of CCP, you are actually a danger to Singapore. I urge all Singaporeans, vote for anyone or no one, but not TKL

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  • opposition dude:

    No need smear campaign one lah, if you were watching the live broadcast yesterday he once again was being a clown. When asked by the reporter what he will do as president he go say work with the government to make lives better for Singaporeans and also to introduce more signage saying that he has a hard time finding the toilet at PA HQ due to lack of signage.

    I don’t know about you but these types of matters, aren’t they left to MPs instead? He was silly enough to say previously that ministers were worried he would confront them on policy matters. I don’t know if he is being stupid or playing dumb but people already know that the president does not have any say in policy matters.

    So now his pretty girls picture posting on his blog is the big talking point. This will affect the fencesitters who might be thinking of voting for him as well as give PAP and all their associated organisations plenty of ammunition to shoot him with during the campaign. His defensive responses don’t help either and now he apologises for what he has done after saying that a minority are offended.

    Fair enough that being a straight guy he enjoys looking at pretty females as all straight guys do but it gives the impression of being a voyeur and a dirty old man hum sup chee ko pek image when one posts pictures regularly, it sort of represents a fetish and perhaps a mental issue too. After all how many guys you know of post pictures of pretty ladies online frequently? Most guys just look and that’s it.

    And finally, if posting pictures of pretty ladies is fine then why haven’t Ng and botak done the same? Nothing wrong with doing so right as people say? So why not the 2 of them also do the same lah?

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  • SINGAROAR:

    TKL, as President can also call for COI. There are many outstanding issues like,
    1. The suicide of the Police Officer
    2. Rideoutgate.
    3. Loss of $30billion by MAS.
    If you begin to speak about the necessity of the COI, which the Public has been clamouring for, it will show the Public the responsibilities of a serving President and will make Singaporeans identify with you.
    Please don’t waste time on AWARE but move onto the functions of the President.Good Luck Mr.Tan. I will vote for you.

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  • Tan Kin Lian maybe should go to aware HQ and take selfies with the aunties there and post with slogan “sibei shui” to appease them? I think the aunties at aware are angry because he did not take their photos and say they beautiful lor.

    Aunties most will suffer from inferiority complex as age catches up with them one, especially when their neh neh starts to sag, among other things. So when TKL post young chiobus with perky breast, these aunties buay tahan lor.

    You say I say got reason bo? lol

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  • Light The Way:

    Suggestion:

    All future candidates (including those for the next GE) should be vetted by AWARE first before their nominations are approved.

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  • Ah Beng Merdeka Gen:

    TRE Tech:
    Tan Kin Lian maybe should go to aware HQ and take selfies with the aunties there and post with slogan “sibei shui” to appease them? I think the aunties at aware are angry because he did not take their photos and say they beautiful lor.

    Aunties most will suffer from inferiority complex as age catches up with them one, especially when their neh neh starts to sag, among other things. So when TKL post young chiobus with perky breast, these aunties buay tahan lor.

    You say I say got reason bo? lol

    Should get handsome guy like me or you go, wait kenna chase out and extra smear on the papers.

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  • true blue singaporean:

    Tech: Aunties most will suffer from inferiority complex as age catches up with them one, especially when their neh neh starts to sag, among other things. So when TKL post young chiobus with perky breast, these aunties buay tahan lor.

    you should provide this statements to tkl and ask him to make a press statement on this is why aware is against him! LOL!

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  • Reflectb4speaking:

    While I admire TKL for his grit and courage in stepping forth to contest for the position of EP, I am extremely disappointed by his attitude on this very important issue. Just as women did not feel complimented nor appreciate the wolf whistles directed at them by creepy men, nor the crude and misogynistic remarks of ex President Trump, TKL’s rationalization of his actions indicate a total incomprehension of how today’s society views these issues. He is not the subject of a smear campaign but a delusional man out of touch with the harm that these so called innocent actions inflict on their subjects.

    Tech: Ah yes, Tan should remember that most Sinkies are still living in the 50s where accidentally see a woman’s neh neh must marry them liao. lol

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  • Best outcome:

    Best outcome is
    1) Send TS back to Government where he can contribute much more.
    2) Send TKL back to enjoy his “pretty” girls without
    the constraint of EP office…and post as many as he wish for his loyal viewers…

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  • Vet:

    dave: You talking about yourself.

    This hog ‘dave’ got a ‘prolapsed rectum’. Need to be neutered ASAP.

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  • Ah Beng Merdeka Gen:

    Reflectb4speaking: Tech: Ah yes, Tan should remember that most Sinkies are still living in the 50s where accidentally see a woman’s neh neh must marry them liao. lol

    So why you cry father cry mother abt LGBTQs?

    Tech: I got meh? Where? For the record, my brother is Gay, my mistress is Bi.

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  • I received wind that this Tan Kin Lian has issued an apology? How dumb can he possibly gets?

    Why is he so busy stepping on his own toes everytime he opens his mouth? Where is his media team that are supposed to be advising him?

    One moment, he maintains that what he did was harmless (rightly so), then he blames it on the smearing campaign (which we all know to be true) and now he does an abrupt U-turn and apologizes.

    In 2 statements, he made a stand and now he backs down because some aunties, clearly with an agenda to smear him, cry father cry mother?

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  • Light The Way:

    Another successful character assassination carried out by a non-profit organisation that never received any benefit.

    Bloody well done!

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  • SINGAROAR:

    TKL, should be looking towards voter base such as our first time voters. So he should n’t be passing any comments on gender activities or age for voting. Just keep to the duties of the President if elected.

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