Innocent question of the day part 5...

Rajaratnam, one of the founding fathers of Singapore had passed away last week. I was catching up on my knowledge about the man who wrote the Singapore Pledge. He seems like an earnest guy and is an excellent public speaker.

The article in the Sunday Times mentioned that he first met our Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew back in 1954 when he was asked by the MM to support a protest by the Postal Union. The reason being that the postal workers were unhappy that the British colonial employees were getting a much fatter salary. The 2 men won the fight and formed the current ruling party, People's Action Party a few years later.

Fast forward to 2006. The angmohs are still being paid more and in fact, are courted by the government. Protest marchs are illegal, even peaceful ones. The government ain't colonial anymore. Hands up for those who think that 1 outta 3 is not bad.