Pritam Singh: WP won’t succeed playing race and religion cards, that’s not how politics work in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Workers’ Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh today said the party would not succeed if it resorted to playing the race and religion cards in the republic.

CNA quoted Singh saying Islamic teacher Mohammed Noor Deros, who had met with WP candidates before, was “sadly mistaken” in thinking that WP had agreed to his racial and religious demands in return for political support.

“I'm sorry – we don't work politics like that in Singapore. We don't work politics like that in the Workers Party,” he reportedly said.

“People have views. I think government officials, even ministers, meet with various members of religious groups in Singapore – so do we.

“And if this gentleman thinks that his advocacy will lead to the issues being brought up by the Workers Party. I think he's sadly mistaken,” he added.