PE2023: Tan Kin Lian will 'take life easy'

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Speaking to the media after the sample vote count was released on Friday night (Sept 2), Tan Kin Lian congratulated Tharman for achieving 70% of the sample count. Tan added that he will heed his family's advice and 'take life easy'. Here's what he had to say.

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Transcript
00:00 evening. Selamat petang. Malay wanna come. Although this is just based upon the sample
00:15 count results, I wish to send my sincere congratulations to Mr. Thaman Samugaratnam
00:23 for his success in being elected, for his success in this contest and I'm confident
00:32 he will be elected as the President of Singapore. I wish him all the best in meeting the challenges
00:41 ahead and I hope he will be able to help bring a better life for the people. I send my heartfelt
00:50 thanks to all my supporters and family members who have spent many days of hard work during the
00:59 campaign, on the walkabout, social media messages, distribution of campaign materials, posters,
01:10 polling and counting agents, contributing towards my campaign expenses and in many other ways.
01:20 I appreciate your dedicated support towards our common goals.
01:26 I will now heed the advice of my family to take life easy and live a normal life.
01:36 I will spend more time with my grandchildren. In my free time, I will continue to do my part
01:48 in voicing the hardship and aspirations of the people through other channels.
01:54 Thank you and good night. I expected to do much better but I think
02:02 in the election things are uncertain. Okay, good night.
02:09 Y'all stay here, I'm going to give you my autographed campaign poster, okay?
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