Singapore PM Lawrence Wong on Foreign Interference and Identity Politics

Safeguarding National Unity

• 🇸🇬 Singapore's unity across race and religion is its greatest strength and the bedrock of its multi-racial, multi-religious society.
• 🌱 This unity is the result of painstaking hard work and patient effort by generations of Singaporeans.

Combating External and Internal Threats

• ⚠️ Foreign actors have engaged in online activity, urging Singaporeans to vote along religious lines, which has been blocked.
• 💬 There are also Singaporean activists attempting to introduce race and religion into politics, which is equally rejected.

Rejecting Identity Politics

• ❌ Mixing politics with religion is unacceptable as it fractures common space and makes all communities worse off.
• 🎯 Identity politics involves candidates appealing for support based on race or religion, prioritizing one group's interests.
• 🔥 This approach is dangerous, leading to hostilities, division, and a situation where no group ultimately benefits.

Call for Political Consensus

• ✅ Prime Minister Wong urges all political parties to clearly state their positions against foreign interference.
• 🤝 He emphasizes two fundamental principles: identity politics has no place and religion and politics should never mix.

Upholding Singaporean Values

• 🇸🇬 Despite differences, all individuals are Singaporeans first and foremost.
• 👏 The PM thanks Singaporeans for supporting the multi-racial and multi-religious approach, which has fostered a successful and harmonious nation.