Tan Cheng Bock and Lee Hsien Yang have lunch together at West Coast falconers' center

The youngest son of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his younger brother, Lee Hsien Yang, met this morning with former presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock at the famous Blk 726 West peddling center. Coast Market.

While Lee told the national newspaper, "We were just here for breakfast," when asked to comment, Dr. Tan revealed on his Facebook page that they had talked about " the current state of politics in Singapore ".

Sharing photos of their meeting this morning, Dr. Tan wrote on Facebook:

"This morning I had lunch with Lee Hsien Yang. We wanted to meet because we had not met for a long time. Instead of a fancy restaurant, I suggested going to the West Coast Food Center, located at Block 726 Clementi West. Hsien Yang was all for. He missed our local peddler fare in downtown areas. We took porridge and coffee with Yu Tiao. It was a good breakfast, not just the food, but the sharing we had on world affairs and the current state of politics in Singapore.

"As it was a Sunday morning, the place was filled with families for their Sunday meal. Many greeted us warmly and some took out their phones to take pictures with us. We were touched by their warmth and encouragement. I will regularly have more breakfasts and lunches with friends in the city centers. "

The meeting came several months after a meeting at which Tan had been invited by several opposition members in Singapore to unite the various opposition parties and lead them to victory against the PAP during the elections. next elections.

Seven opposition parties in Singapore met in July and discussed forming a new coalition and appointing Dr Tan to their helm. The parties are the Singapore Democratic Party, the National Solidarity Party, the ruling People's Party, the Progressive Democratic Party, the Reform Party and the People's Voice, which has not yet been registered.

The seven-party meeting, organized by the SDP, followed another meeting organized by the SDP. Several opposition parties met to hear Malaysian politician Chua Tian Chang talk about the historic victory of the opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan. through the pavement during the decisive period of the 2018 general elections in Malaysia.

In May, the former Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, left the ruling party to dissociate the opposition in Malaysia. The opposition coalition has firmly defeated the ruling coalition and overthrew former Mahathir protégé Najib Razak, who is now facing corruption charges for the 1MDB scandal.

The calls made to Dr. Tan Cheng Bock for him to "make a Mahathir" sounded after the elections in Malaysia. Although Dr. Tan attended the meeting with the seven opposition parties as an observer, he has not yet given a direct answer as to whether he will accept the invitation to lead a coalition. opposition.

Dr. Tan only said at the time:

"I think I have to help but in what capacity, I have not decided yet.

"I am now 78 years old. I may have little time to advise a team that would work for the good of the nation. This is a small window of opportunity, a moment for ubah (change in Malay). I want to put my last years to good use. I wish to transmit to the next generation all that I have learned and learned in the political field.

"I would regret it if I had the chance to make a difference, but I was not doing anything."

The call to Lee Hsien Yang against his brother, the head of the government, also resonated politically last year when Lee and his older sister, Lee Wei Ling, accused their older brother of trying to preserve their house located at 38 Oxley Road against that of their father's last vows, after his death.

Claiming that the late Lee Kuan Yew wanted the house demolished, the younger brother Lee claimed that Prime Minister Lee was trying to use the house to reinforce his grip on power and that he was using the organs from the state to silence her.

The brothers and sisters finally agreed to a ceasefire after the explosive charges took hold of the country, although Li Shengwu, Lee Hsien Yang's son, is currently being sued by the government for remarks that have been made. he held on the Singaporean courts. shared a link to a report on the Oxley Road dispute.