Right at the
very top is the integrity, honesty, conduct and honour of the PM at stake. What
he said and what his siblings said would all be weighed and he has to come up
clean and shining as before the event. Anything else would not be good for him
and his party and govt. The PM is put on the spot light, put under severe test
and severe examination and cross examination in the public court of the people.
Then the
members of his Cabinet/MPs too would be watched carefully on what they said or
what they did not say, what they did or failed to do right. They cannot be
neutral or hide under ‘no comments’. They will have to take positions, legally,
politically or morally on this feud. Can they afford to be neutral, to hide in
the toilet? They are not just politicians but deemed honourable, righteous and
responsible leaders of the country, to stand up, to speak out and not to hide
under the table. How could they have no opinion or no view on this affair?
Would they take positions based on political convenience, morally right or legally
correct? My guess, the parrots would have lost their voice and remained ‘diam
diam’ for good measures. No comment! Eh, this is not just a family affair, many
aspects of it concern the govt of the day, the integrity of leaders.
The opposition
political parties and politicians would also be expected to make their comments
and keeping mum is not an option especially for those that have made this a
second nature or a policy.
Govt organs
and civil servants too would be watched on what they do or say. Making a wrong
move, choosing the wrong side, could be deadly, a misstep can be very costly,
pun intended.
And the
people, the supporters of the PAP/govt, the grateful hoi polloi of LKY, and
those that are in the opposing camp would be watching closely on the happenings
and would be making their own judgement, not just on legal issues but moral issues
and the issues of filial piety, issues on honouring their idol and fulfilling
his last wish. Would they grant their hero his last wish or would they refuse
him his last wish now that he is dead and gone? Worst, when the lion king is
dead, would they devour his young lions?
This is an
occasion when the whole country is under watch, put to a test. Singapore is a
nation under a microscope. What is Singapore all about, what kind of govt and leaders
are ruling this island are now being questioned. Is Singapore the honourable, rule
by law, morally upright priesthood nation, or it has all been a myth, a bad
dream, and the truth is ugly and embarrassing to talk about?