Not "me against Masagos": WP's Faisal Manap
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-campaigning-day-6-general-election-5090641
	
	
	
		
		
		
			
		
		
	
	
Workers' Party candidate Faisal Manap played down the characterisation of the election fight in Tampines GRC as a battle between himself and the leader of the PAP slate.  
Mr Faisal said it was a competition between two teams, not “myself against Masagos”. Minister of Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli leads a five-person team, hoping to retain Tampines GRC. The National Solidarity Party and the People's Power Party are also contesting the constituency.   
Mr Faisal pointed out that the GRC system was established by the PAP and required the presence of a minority candidate.
"And here I am, you know, the minority for the team,” he said.
He said his team, which includes new faces Dr Ong Lue Ping, Mr Michael Thng, Ms Eileen Chong and Mr Jimmy Tan, has an advantage if elected, as they have more time to serve residents on the ground, unlike political office holders.
Mr Masagos is also the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
	
	
WP’s Faisal Manap greeting a resident during a walkabout in Tampines on Apr 28, 2025. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)