Feb 18, 2009Comments

TKL Petition

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We are petitioning for Tan Kin Lian to stand for election, either as Elected President or a Member of Parliament in Singapore.

As at 30 October 2009, 1,288 people have already signed our petition.

Our target is to get 100,000 signatures.

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