Good News!!! 
The chairman of private school Stansfield College Kannappan
Chettiar, 49, who was expected to be part of a three-cornered fight
in the Single-Member Constituency of Mountbatten has pulled out of
the contest.
The other two candidates slated to contest the SMC were Ms
Jeanette Chong Aruldoss from the National Solidarity Party, and Mr
Lim Biow Chuan from the People’s Action Party. With Mr Chettiar’s
withdrawal, the SMC will now see a straight fight between Ms Chong
and Mr Lim.
Below are the statements which The Online Citizen has obtained
from Mr Chettiar and Ms Chong’s
Kannappan Chettiar :
I believe in a good, stable government; a government which
embraces diversity. I believe that we need a first world
parliament. I am concerned for the future of
Singapore.
I have gone through Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss’ vision for
Mountbatten which says that she envisions a Mountbatten which is
“clean, green and well-maintained constituency, vibrant in social
diversity yet strongly bonded, its people a community of engaged
citizens having a deep sense of belonging to Mountbatten and to our
nation”.
My vision for Mountbatten, if I am elected, aligns with the
vision that Jeannette has for Mountbatten. I believe that
Jeannette is the best choice for Mountbatten. Jeannette is a
working mother and I have the greatest respect for all working
mothers.
I fully endorse Jeannette’s candidacy and will support
Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss’ bid for the single member constituency of
Mountbatten. With Jeannette as the likely MP for Mountbatten,
I am fully confident that ‘Singapore will be for Singaporeans’ and
I will not be contesting this General Election.
Jeanette Chong Aruldoss:
I welcome Mr Kannappan Chettiar to join me in my
campaign. He is a self-made businessman who has achieved a
lot in his life. I believe he will bring his ideas and
experiences to help me. I appreciate that Mr Chettiar is a
man of ideas and ideals and want to give back to the community.
Mountbatten voters will benefit from such a resourceful person
joining my campaign. I hope to get his assistance in rolling
out the community programme if elected
