Potential NSP candidates for GE spotted in Tampines

Several new and old faces from the National Solidarity Party (NSP) were spotted during a walkabout in Tampines on March 16.

- David Sun

These included NSP's president Reno Fong, 54, and vice-president Mohd Ridzwan Mohammad, 63, who had both contested in Tampines GRC in the 2020 General Election.

Both have confirmed their intentions to run in Tampines GRC in the coming general election, with Mr Fong leading the team.

The other NSP members touted as potential candidates in Tampines GRC are Mr Lim Rui Xian, 36, an operations manager; Ms Nur Farahiyah Mahfoot, 39, a safety officer; and Mr Thamilselvan Karuppaya, 57, who is self-employed.

They were spotted among the 50 or so members of the opposition coalition at Our Tampines Hub and outside Masjid Darul Ghufran in Tampines Avenue 5.

The group, which consisted of members from NSP, Red Dot United, Singapore People's Party (SPP) and Singapore United Party, had been handing out pamphlets and dates to Muslims to break their fast in the evening during the holy month of Ramadan.

This is NSP's first walkabout since the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report on March 11.

Other key figures at the outreach event were NSP secretary-general Spencer Ng and SPP secretary-general Steve Chia.

Speaking to the media after the event, Mr Fong confirmed that Mr Ng will be running again in Sembawang.