okok, politics matter just as much as my dear. maybe just a bit less.

here

and the following taken from paul's site, in fact he might find it flattering i am quoting from him =)

in today's straits times, "For example, in 1980, SM Lee had to drop Dr Toh Chin Chye out of the new Cabinet because Mr Lee was concerned that several of the old-timers might rally around Dr Toh and slow down the pace of self-renewal."

sounds suspicious? i couldn't dig up too much on the internet except this - which is telling enough -

"Peter wrongly (how wrongly!) attributes Singapore's 'success' to Lee.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In the good old days, Lee had colleagues who stood as tall, if not taller than him, like ex-President Devan Nair (who braved jail by the British Colonial govt for his beliefs), Dr Toh Chin Chye, Dr Goh Keng Swee who single-handledly built the armed forces and masterminded the economic development of Singapore.

There are many other colleagues too, like Rajaratnam. Devan Nair even used the F-word to Lee in heated cabinet debates. Not like the present Yes Ministers who dare not even feedback to Lee for fear of losing their multimillion salaries."

taken from: http://www.singapore-window.org/sw00/000716le.htm

so - seems like someone was worried about being overshadowed.


go think about it. and one last time i miss him ALOT