SINGAPORE — Loud cheers rang through Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre as hundreds of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s supporters tried to get a glimpse of Singapore’s newly elected President on the night of Sept 1.
through Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre as hundreds of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s supporters tried to get a glimpse of Singapore’s newly elected President on the night of Sept 1.
Behind the flyers, posters and social media posts of the presidential candidates vying for votes, hundreds of Singaporeans, like Mr Luqman, had sacrificed their time and energy in trying to get their respective presidential candidates elected. Two had helped Mr Tharman, while one volunteered for former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian. The fourth helped businessman George Goh, whose campaign was cut short after he wasWhen TODAY reached out to some of the volunteers for Mr Ng Kok Song, the other candidate in the three-cornered Presidential Election, they declined to speak. His media team told TODAY that Mr Ng, 75, who received 15.72 per cent of the votes, had made his final remarks after the sample count was released on Sept 1.
“He defended his logo quite adamantly but soon gave away and suggested using a fruit… My wife suggested a pineapple and the whole room quickly agreed.”, which is Hokkien for pineapple, also means “good luck and is a symbol of warmth and welcoming”, Mr Luqman added. Their duties included checking out the ground sentiments of youths regarding the issues they face. The findings would then be summed up and reported to Mr Tharman.
When asked about how he became a part of Mr Tharman’s core team of volunteers, Mr Luqman told TODAY that it was through a text message on July 10 from Ms Jane Yumiko Ittogi, Mr Tharman’s wife. “I thought if he could do this for me despite his busy schedule, why couldn’t I volunteer to help him too?” The President-elect also held an appreciation dinner for his campaign volunteers after his celebration tour on Sept 2, where he mentioned Mr Luqman and his wife and thanked them for volunteering.
On the other hand, Mr Cheah volunteered for Mr Tharman through his campaign manager whom he was acquainted with. “The PA is very strict. We cannot use their facilities, or be involved in any election under their capacity,” he emphasised. When Dr Tan Cheng Bock announced that he was endorsing rival candidate Mr Tan Kin Lian in this election, Mr Cheah said he was not conflicted but felt “very upset”, like some other former volunteers.
Mr Cheah was referring to a coffee shop in Hougang, where supporters of the opposition Workers’ Party are known to gather and watch the election results. Mr Tan told TODAY that he had about 50 active volunteers involved in his walkabouts, social media posts, translating speeches and other activities throughout the campaign. About 300 acted as polling and counting agents for him on election day.
Although his volunteering experience ended on a disappointing note, Mr Ng said it was a unique one, and he had built a strong bond with many other volunteers.Volunteering for presidential hopeful George Goh was like an extension of 30-year-old Goh Seng Ann’s full-time job as a social media executive. The two men are not related.
Although Mr Goh Seng Ann and his team faced some challenges in working with a 63-year-old to create content for social media platforms dominantly used by youths, he said it was not that difficult. This included filming videos in different Chinese dialects, which Mr Goh Seng Ann admitted that the younger volunteers had never thought about exploring.
“We had been planning to attend an event that morning, and everything was as per normal when we suddenly heard the news,” recalled Mr Goh Seng Ann.
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