The Straits Times and Today both reported about Singaporeans who got up bright and early to pay their respects to the late S R Nathan at the Istana.

ST interviewed one Lin Rong Xiang, a self-employed computer engineer, who apparently took the first train to get to the Istana. Here's what he said that caught the attention of one eagle-eyed Hardwarezone Forum user:

Mr Nathan was our President for two terms and each time he ran uncontested; so there was no election. He was the sole candidate deemed qualified by the Presidential Elections Committee in the 1999 and 2005 Presidential Elections.

Therefore Lin's claim that he voted for Mr Nathan stuck out like a sore thumb.

This spurred blogger Alvinology to share the screenshot and call Lin out on his remarks.

ST has since removed Lin's quote from its article.

Netizens have dug up details about Lin, including the fact that Lin posted screenshots of a Channel 8 News report featuring him paying respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew last year.

(Edit: We mistakenly mentioned that it was ST and CNA which reported on people paying respects at the Istana. It should have been ST and Today)

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