Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan has said that the use of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on a drink package by Yeos was respectfully done.
Lee Kuan Yew’s memorialisation remains a subject of debate in Singapore, but he is said to have vehemently opposed having a personality cult around him.
SINGAPORE: The use of an image of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on a drink packet is respectful, Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan said on Tuesday (Oct 3). Mr Tan was replying to a parliamentary question filed by MP Poh Li San (PAP-Sembawang) asking if the use
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) assessed that the use of Mr Lee Kuan Yew's name and image on the commemorative drinks packet of Yeo’s was respectful because the intent was to highlight Mr Lee's contribution to the transformation of Singapore into a green city. Yeo’s also made clear that the comm