Tang liang hong was right when he told us years ago that without
retaining our culture and hence rootless we as a community will not
go far..sigh
Lim Chin Siong back in the 50s, 60s was already fighting for our
rights already.
He was the one who defended us against the colonial
bastards.
“One man emerged from this
election as a powerful public speaker. He was young, slim, of
medium height, with a soft face but a ringing voice that flowed
beautifully in his native Hokkien. The girls adored him, especially
those in the trade union. Apart from Chinese culture,
his themes were the downtrodden workers, the wicked imperialists,
the Emergency Regulations that suppressed the rights of the masses,
free speech and free
association.
