{"id":37143,"date":"2026-03-18T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=37143"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:28:36","slug":"mothershipsg-the-podcast-host-had-called-singapore-a-one-party-state-and-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=37143","title":{"rendered":"@mothershipsg The podcast host had called Singapore a &#8220;one-party state&#8221; and an &#8220;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@mothershipsg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mothershipsg?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@mothershipsg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The podcast host had called Singapore a &#8220;one-party state&#8221; and an &#8220;autocracy&#8221;, and the episode had focused on the removal of Singapore&#8217;s former Leader of the Opposition (LO) Pritam Singh. Nayar discredited the discussion of Singh&#8217;s removal as LO, saying that it failed to mention the &#8220;key fact&#8221; of his criminal conviction for lying to a Parliamentary committee. He also slammed the Australian news outlet, saying: \u201cWhat is surprising is that the ABC, a reputable national broadcaster, aired a programme that presented such a one-sided account and fell short of the standards of journalistic rigour that your listeners would expect.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"mothershipnews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mothershipnews?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#mothershipnews<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"mothershipabroad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mothershipabroad?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#mothershipabroad<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"news\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#news<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Breaking news, topics. Moderate tension. - 3KTrack\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Breaking-news-topics-Moderate-tension-6817141077972092930?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Breaking news, topics. Moderate tension. &#8211; 3KTrack<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mothershipsg\/video\/7618149494466628885\" data-video-id=\"7618149494466628885\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@mothershipsg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mothershipsg?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@mothershipsg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The podcast host had called Singapore a &#8220;one-party state&#8221; and an &#8220;autocracy&#8221;, and the episode had focused on the removal of Singapore&#8217;s former Leader of the Opposition (LO) Pritam Singh. Nayar discredited the discussion of Singh&#8217;s removal as LO, saying that it failed to mention the &#8220;key fact&#8221; of his criminal conviction for lying to a Parliamentary committee. He also slammed the Australian news outlet, saying: \u201cWhat is surprising is that the ABC, a reputable national broadcaster, aired a programme that presented such a one-sided account and fell short of the standards of journalistic rigour that your listeners would expect.\u201d <a title=\"mothershipnews\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mothershipnews?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#mothershipnews<\/a> <a title=\"mothershipabroad\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mothershipabroad?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#mothershipabroad<\/a> <a title=\"news\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#news<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Breaking news, topics. 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