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| Lee Kuan Yew in 2002 (Image: Wiki Commons) |
SINGAPORE, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong denied his sister's claim of abusing power to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's passing in order to establish a dynasty.
In response to his sister Lee Wei Ling's claim, Lee Hsien Loong said that he was "deeply saddened" and the accusations were "completely untrue."
March 23 is the one-year anniversary of the death of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yue. To commemorate his contributions to the country, Singapore has held various events recently. However, Lee's daughter, or the current Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's sister wrote an article on social media earlier, saying that her father "would have cringed at the hero worship just one year after his death."
"Any veneration could have the opposite effect and lead future generations of Singaporeans to think that my father's actions were motivated by his desire for fame, or creation of a dynasty. He strove hard and determinedly in life to advance Singapore, and not for his place in history, or leaving a great legacy. He is a rare politician and leader, who did what he had to do with no thought to any gain for himself," she wrote.
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