How Chiam See Tong was ousted from the SDP by Chee Soon Juan

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On the 10th of December 1993, one Chiam See Tong took the Singapore Democratic Party to court for wrongful expulsion and to sue for consequential reliefs.

Chaim See Tong was once the Secretary General of the SDP.

On 17th of May 1993, Chiam had attended a regular meeting of the Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). At this time, one of the CEC members, a young Dr. Chee Soon Juan, had gone on a hunger strike in protest against the termination of his employment with the National University of Singapore on account of some alleged misuse of the university’s research funds.

Chiam was concerned that the manner of protest that Dr. Chee had chosen would damage the reputation of the SDP....

Five Stars And a MoonHow Chiam See Tong was ousted from the SDP - Five Stars And a Moon
 

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CSJ is a mole planted by the MIW to thwart opposition growth during that era, that "betrayal" set opposition growth by 20 years
 

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Ex-finance minister Richard Hu tio slapped can do one report??
 

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Singaporeans have no idea about what is hunger strike.... and so easily misled by the newspaper thinking drinking glucose water is a wrong way of hunger strike....

Go and read how Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, TW-Shi Ming De, and many others who done that......
 

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Was actually looking up on this ousting of Chiam and found this article ... Just for sharing ...

From winning 3 parliamentary seats in 1991 until bad reputation after this saga ...
 
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