Good evening everyone.
Today, I stand here not just as one voice —
but carrying the hopes, the dreams, and the silent tears of many.
We all saw it.
A man who served us — Mr Louis Ng —
standing in tears, asked to retire early.
Not for lack of love, not for lack of effort,
but because sometimes, even in politics,
hearts break under the weight of expectations.
But tonight, I tell you — his tears were not a goodbye.
They were a torch — passed to every one of us.
A reminder: to keep fighting for what is right.
To keep fighting for people.
I believe in a PAP that does not turn away from the vulnerable —
but runs toward them with open arms.
A PAP that fights for every single mother raising a child alone,
not with shame, but with honour.
A PAP that defends the dignity of our migrant workers,
who built the very homes we sleep in.
A PAP that believes loving someone — whether you are LGBTQIA+,
whether you are different — is never a crime, but a celebration of our shared humanity.
A PAP that sees the sex worker not as a problem to erase,
but as a person — deserving of safety, respect, and a future.
Our founding fathers dreamed of a Singapore
where no one would be left behind.
That dream is not finished.
It is ours to continue.
I cry easily —
and for a long time, I thought that was a weakness.
But today, I know:
Tears are how we water the seeds of change.
My tears, your tears — they are sacred.
They carry stories.
They carry power.
They move mountains.
Tonight, I ask you:
Let us vote not out of fear —
but out of hope.
Let us build a Singapore where courage looks like compassion,
where strength sounds like kindness,
and where power wears the face of the people.
This is the PAP I believe in.
Not a perfect party — but a party that dares to heal, that dares to change,
that dares to believe our best days are still ahead.
Mr Louis Ng’s tears were not in vain.
They were a beginning.
Thank you.
