He then stated on April 24 that he would need voters to vote for the candidate if the WP didn’t “reject the common needs of the Muslim group to dismiss the normalization of LGBTQ and tackle another big concerns.”
Mr. Noor clarified in a new Instagram post that he had “accepted” his calls at around midnight on April 26 that it was not the exact as “agreeing” them.
In his earlier post, he noted that WP was the only group that had taken his requires significantly.” Taking really” does not automatically mean “agree and promise to deliver.”
WP’S RESPONSE
WP stated in a statement on April 26 that it ; meets with various members of Singapore’s diverse religious communities, regardless of race or faith.
The Party confirms that no promises, commitments, or agreements were made to any person, including Noor Deros, in exchange for political support for WP candidates at a meeting with other religious leaders where Noor Deros was present, according to WP.
Additionally, it was emphasized that former party chief Pritam Singh and former prime minister Faisal made remarks about the separation of religion and politics in parliament.
The opposition party stated that it was” steadily committed to Singapore’s secular, multi-racial, multi-religious society, and to safeguarding the integrity of our electoral process.”
The Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) and the Elections Department of Singapore ( ELD ) announced in a statement on April 25 that they had identified a “number of foreigners ” trying to influence the GE, and warned against combining religion and politics. Singapore is a free society.
As we have seen in other nations with race- or religion-based politics, incorporating religion into politics will undermine social cohesion and harmony. ”