Minister urges voters to reject race and religion divisions online


On the ground: Lee and the PAP Aljunied GRC team meeting with residents during a walkabout at Bedok Reservoir Road Market and Food Centre. — The Straits Times/ANN

Although race and religion have been mixed with politics recently, this is not the way in Singapore, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Referring to social media posts that had called for voters to select candidates along racial and religious lines, the 73-year-old stressed that political parties here are not structured along such lines, unlike the case in Malaysia.

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