Same results with fewer PAP MPs a myth from opposition: Indranee

The opposition has been selling the "myth" that even if more of them are voted in and there are fewer PAP MPs, Singapore will still get the same results, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah.

- Ng Wei Kai

That is not true, she said in a speech to open a lunchtime rally at UOB Plaza on April 28 – the sixth day of the hustings.

Addressing a crowd that included many office workers, she said: "Many of you work in companies that are organised by teams. We have all worked on team projects, and we all know if you keep pulling out team members, you won't be able to produce the same results no matter how hard you try."

Ms Indranee, who is standing for election in Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, said: "The opposition says you can just substitute with others.

"But you and I know it's not just a matter of numbers, it's also a matter of experience and skill sets."

While new people can be brought on, it takes time for them to get up to speed, she added.

If the opposition truly believes it is just a matter of numbers and that anyone will do, then it should not matter which candidates they field and where, she said.

"But you can see how carefully they have calibrated their teams and the electoral divisions in which they stand or not, as the case may be. They know the value of having the right team in the right place."

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has put together a team with "that right mix and that right blend", Ms Indranee added.