Who is father of Singapore's independence?

last SG · 2007-08-24T16:57:17+00:00

My nominee for Mother of Independence is : Malaysia Special Branch/ Singapore ISD Had Special Branch/ISD detained Lee Kuan Yew when he started his malaysia...

Dr Who SG

Tengku Abdul Rahman said : It was my idea

Tengku is father of Singapore's independence.......... Laughing

Not Lee Kuan Yew..............

Happy national day.......happy medeka day......we are one........

sg mata SG

Rolling Eyes

eagle SG

Actually long before they thought of it, this person called Tan Ah Kow has already dreamed of it.

But he died a week after he got the idea.

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

UMNO was actually quite worried that the Chinese in Singapore could deny UMNO the 66% majority in Parliament. It would foul up UMNO's plans to rewrite the constitution when they felt like it.

The same could be said of the PAP of course. Hence the GRC...

Arapahoe SG

the nature of politics in a small island. anyway it will take a new leader other than Sir name “Lee” to re-invent a more morden approach to politics in SG that are more relevant.

Gazelle SG

dreaming of it is different from making it happen

hloc SG

Hahaha.... I have to agree Mr. Green

I dream of kena-ing TOTO all the time.... doesn't make my bank account any better. Very Happy

Gazelle SG

I dream of Ipod when I bought my first sony walkman in the 80s..does that make me the father and founder of MP3... Laughing

de_middle SG

ok noted

EarlNeo SG

who know? If he never die, maybe he might make it happen.

hloc SG

hahaha.... and maybe if I 'dream' long enough, I will also kena TOTO.... hehehe Exclamation Mr. Green

Gazelle SG

maybe and might are common words use by day dreamers.

mancha SG

Tengku's idea was to kick Singapore out of Malaysia.
Let Singapore suffer, and then let Singapore come back, to a Malay Malaysia not a Malaysian Malaysia, that LKY championed.
The Malays were afraid of losing their country, like the Red Indians of America lost their country to the whites. Malaysian Malaysia means Chinese and Indians taking over Malaysia, and the Malays relegated to the kampongs and fishing villages.

Tengku's idea, was the mother of all stupid idea. Just ask Tun Mahathir.

LimSianTong SG

its not that I like or dislike the current situation. Just that, we have to accept that our 66% majority support them and as democratic citizens we should accept this democratically. The majority will choose who they / we want to set policies. Very nice policies have been set to take care of your retirement like Annuity. what to do? Democracy mah.

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Well, there are MPs who are not worthy of being MPs and some people might choose to boot out those MPs. Remember that different people have different views on how best to vote.

Furthermore, even PM Goh admitted that some MPs need to be given a carpet to Parliament. Things could be very different if people vote on how good a job the MP is doing in representing their concerns etc.

Though.... admittedly, a lot of people vote based on party but I am not too sure of the statistic since none have been taken, and I doubt they will be.

Lowclassman SG

Sir Stamford Raffles should the Father of Sinkapore!!!

The other ''two'' ??????? My foot!!! Mr. Green

Gazelle SG

I think so too because he is the one the discover Singapore potential as a shipping and trading hub when he first step onto this islands.

borgkilla SG

Raffles ahh ?
then I nominate that Indonesian fella who discovered " Singa'pura " ages ago

hiphop2009 SG

ehh....call wad sang nila utama?

^tamago^ SG

I doubt you understand the idea of Malay rights on their own land when you call it stupid.

They were there before the Chinese and Indian immigrants were brought in by the British. In all respects, they are successful in retaining their rightful sovereignty over their own land.

The same can't be said of the NEP. While they don't face the problem of citizen resentment over the policy, it may have to do with the fact that it just didn't work out successfully for the Malays.

If Malay Malaysians were forced to relocate to Indonesia, you will lose a secular voice in the Muslim world, though small compared to like, say UAE. Then jihad might be more dangerous than you've experienced.