DPM Gan Kim Yong on LRT after photo of Pritam on MRT goes viral
Earlier this week, Workers’ Party secretary-general Pritam Singh was seen on the MRT, heading towards City Hall. A photo of the moment has since gone viral across multiple social media platforms.
On Friday (April 10), Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Gan Kim Yong posted a Facebook clip of himself on the Punggol East LRT loop.
Alongside him were the Punggol GRC Members of Parliament (MPs), Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling.
Photos of politicians taking public transport go viral
The timing of DPM Gan’s post has not gone unnoticed, with some online noting that it came shortly after Mr Singh’s photo gained traction.
The attention follows comments made by DPM Gan on 7 April, when he encouraged Singaporeans to take public transport and use fans instead of air conditioning to cope with the rising costs of electricity.
Source: @wakeupsingapore on Instagram
A couple of days later, the photo of Mr Singh on the MRT began circulating online. In it, Mr Singh stood in the middle of the train cabin reading a newspaper.
