Following the thank-you speeches by the presidential candidates, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam said he was glad that Mr Tan had withdrawn the suggestion that he was involved in any smear campaigns.
His dismissal on Monday of criticisms over his posts drew a response from the Association of Women for Action and Research that questioned whether the issuance of a certificate of eligibility for him to contest the election was tacit approval of behaviour that objectifies women. Mr Tan said he had spoken to Mr Tharman at the nomination centre, and that the former senior minister had assured him that he was not behind the criticism, nor would he allow such behaviour from his team.
“The pretty girls take the effort to dress up to be attractive, and when I say that they are quite attractive, most of them actually feel quite happy,” he said. “I don’t know why somebody would want to use that as a negative point.”Earlier in the morning, Mr Tan told The Straits Times at his home that he had become quite stressed in recent days because of criticisms over his social media activity, which he described as a “very malicious attack”.
People’s Power Party founder Goh Meng Seng, who was at the PA headquarters on Tuesday morning, said Mr Tan’s posts were simply about being candid and posting what he was feeling in the moment.
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