Reform Party Draws Flak After Linking Low Thia Khiang’s Fall to Something Else

Workers’ Party former chief and a prominent figure in Singapore’s politics had an unfortunate fall at home on 30 Apr 2020.

He is warded in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is reportedly conscious and under monitoring.

Like my handsome colleague says, we should be thankful that Mr Low is on the road to recovery because elections might be boring without him.

And we’re not the only ones.

Many Politicians Flock To Wish Him A Speedy Recovery

It’s not just his own opposition comrades wishing him a speedy recovery.

Even PAP MPs and ministers, who are his opponents in politics, came forward with their own well-wishes too.

Well-wishers from opposition parties include Tan Cheng Bock

But A Certain Opposition Party Drew Flak For Their Well-Wishes

In a Facebook post uploaded on 3 May, The Reform Party sent their well-wishes and prayers for Mr Low.

Which would’ve been fine except they went on further to try and draw a parallel between this incident and a tragedy back in 2015.

Here’s their post in full:

We are sorry to hear of Mr Low’s accident. He and his family are in our thoughts. We hope he makes a swift recovery.

This fall bears a troubling resemblance to the circumstances in which Danny Loh, who was the managing agent of Aljunied Town Council passed away. We wonder whether stress caused by Gov investigations has been a factor.

Danny Loh was the managing director of estate management company FM Solutions and Services (FMSS) and was involved in the high-profile AHPETC saga that saw Mr Low and Miss Sylvia Lim being restricted from financial power in Jan 2020.

He had died after an accidental fall in Japan back in 2015.

The post rubbed netizens the wrong way and they fired back immediately on their post.

Some found the message distasteful:

While others thought it wasn’t sincere at all:

Some even thought they were trying to capitalise on the incident:

And one gave an honest critique of the political party:

Ouch.

But no matter what it is, it’s still pretty heartwarming that even though they are rivals in the arena, Mr Low Thia Kiang and several PAP members still respect each other.