Complaint I received

SR Nathan graduated from the old University of Malaya in Singapore with a Diploma in Social Work. Whilst he could have had read Law or any other money making course, he chose to dedicate himself to the betterment of his fellow man by pursuing such a qualification.

His thesis on the "Exploitation of Asian workers in the Harbour Board" caught the eyes of those in power, and upon graduation, he was quickly enlisted to serve the Board to settle the problems he hada surfaced.

As a civil servant, he was place in the line of fire when he was offered as a hostage to terrorists in place of some poor Malay boatmen seized by the Jap and Arab terrorists. When asked how he managed to stay calm while held as hostage by the terrorists, SR Nathan replied : "I was a trained social worker".

Some of you disrepecfully call him Prataman. SR Nathan deserves more respect. He is Head of State not because of the money. If you must make noise, it's the politicians that deserve your venom. SR Nathan was never a politician. He is a brave son of Singapore.

Many also called SR and LKY traitors for working for the Japanese. Please note that they were working for the Japanese civilian adminstration, not the blood thirsty Jap Army. There were many decent Japs working in the civilian administration for the good of the people. (One Mr Shinozaki even saved the lives of countless Chinese by giving them safe-conduct passes indiscrimately. One of my uncles was a Chinese volunteer with the Local Defence Forces. He obtained a safe conduct pass from Shinozaki though he bore arms against the Japs.)
My point is SR Nathan did not do anything against the people.......so stop calling him names which does not reflect the Truth.

Some of you disrepecfully call him Prataman. SR Nathan deserves more respect. He is Head of State not because of the money. If you must make noise, it's the politicians that deserve your venom. SR Nathan was never a politician. He is a brave son of Singapore.

...The Prataman is a brave son of Spore. Please tell me how did you come to such a ludicrous conclusion? The prataman is nothing but a brainless old yes man whose only talent in life is to kiss the ass of his old despot boss.