A man who loves Sudoku and puzzles, former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian believes he can connect with ordinary Singaporeans. CNA speaks to him about the decision to run for president 12 years after his first bid.
SINGAPORE: When Mr Tan Kin Lian left school after Secondary 4 in 1965, it was a decision he made out of necessity.“My classmates were very surprised why I came out to work. Even the principal a very kind man, called me and said: ‘Kin Lian, if you have financial hardship, we can give you a bursary so that we can pay your school fees,’” recalled Mr Tan, who said he was one of Raffles Institution's top students.
This, he believes, will work in his favour. “They know me as an ordinary person, like they are," he said.standing in the Presidential Election, alongside former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song. With a background in computer programming, Mr Tan said he introduced a computer system. This became the"backbone" for the company's success, he added."I am very proud of the team of coworkers. Most of them worked with me for many years," said Mr Tan.
"When you are going to fly long distance, the air ticket is one month of salary. It is too much. So therefore, I flew economy most of the time," he said."When the company grew to be bigger, more able to afford , I still continued to be quite frugal. Sometimes I flew business class, but never first class."
Among the actions he took in 2008 was starting a petition to bring together investors affected by the collapse of the investment bank to explore how to take collective action to recover their losses. He also organised an event at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park where he addressed a crowd of around 500 angry investors, offering guidance and suggestions of what they could do.
During his 2011 presidential campaign, Mr Tan handed out mini-puzzles during his walkabouts. Each puzzle consisted of four pieces of plastic, which one could use to form an assortment of shapes. His experience from 2011 had taught him the importance of not splitting the “non-establishment vote”, said Mr Tan.Speaking to the media earlier this month, Mr Tan said he was"very confident" that his performance would be different from the 2011 Presidential Election.
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