THE Muslim community in Singapore has made great efforts to
integrate with other communities, and help make Singapore one of
the most harmonious and successful multi-religious societies in the
world, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.
'Muslims are a valued and respected community, who have done a
good deal to strengthen our harmony and social cohesion,' he
said.
He also encouraged community leaders to keep on expanding the
common space while upholding their respective religious
beliefs.
PM Lee was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community
event in Yio Chu Kang constituency, which borders Ang Mo Kio GRC
where he is an MP.
Reporters asked him for his response to remarks on Muslims and
Islam by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, made in his new book, Lee
Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going.
PM Lee noted that his own perspective on the subject was 'not
quite the same' as MM's.
