Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian says criticism over his ‘pretty girls’ FB posts part of smear campaign


Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian said nobody had expressed discomfort over his remarks in the 10 years that he had been putting up such posts. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian, 75, once again defended his Facebook posts on “pretty girls” on Tuesday (Aug 22), after his successful nomination at the People’s Association headquarters.

He described recent criticism that he had objectified women in his online posts as a smear campaign orchestrated by his competitors for the presidency and the ruling People’s Action Party.

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