Lee Hsien Yang blames PM Lee for dragging govt into personal dispute

He reiterated that he was not criticising the government.

Belmont Lay | July 05, 2017, 09:56 PM

After two days of parliamentary debate that lasted some 11 hours, Lee Hsien Yang has come up with a Facebook on Wednesday, July 5, reiterating it was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who dragged the Government into a personal dispute, and not his or his sister Lee Wei Ling's doing.

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Lee Hsien Yang's post was in response to Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong’s remarks in Parliament on Tuesday.

ESM Goh asked if it is the younger Lee siblings’ motivations for making public allegations about their elder brother.

Goh said: “Are they whistleblowing in a noble effort to save Singapore, or waging a personal vendetta without any care for the damage done to Singapore?”

Lee Hsien Yang said in his post that he and his sister Lee Wei Ling had not intended to criticise the government by making public their accusations of PM Lee.

Lee Hsien Yang stressed that he and Lee Wei Ling had “made clear from the beginning” that they were not criticising the government:

“What we have said is that we are disturbed by the character, conduct, motives and leadership of our brother, Lee Hsien Loong. Since Lee Kuan Yew’s passing, we have felt threatened by LHL's misuse of his position and influence over the Singapore government and its agencies to drive his personal agenda.”

Top photo via & Lee Hsien Loong Facebook

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