The Media Development Authority has assessed the film “To Singapore, With Love” as Not Allowed for All Ratings, on the grounds that it undermines national security. I have read the reasons for their decision, and I agree with and support their assessment. The individuals in the film have given distorted and untruthful accounts of how they left Singapore and claimed that they were unfairly denied their right to return to Singapore. The truth of the matter was that many of them, by their own admission, were members or supporters of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) which sought to overthrow the legitimate elected governments of Singapore and Malaysia through armed struggle and subversion, and replace them with a communist regime. Fortunately, the CPM and its supporters lost the battle for the hearts and minds of the people. Otherwise, Singaporeans would have been living under a Communist regime and Singapore’s history would have been totally different. It is not surprising that ex-CPM members and sympathisers wish now to give their own accounts of historical episodes that they were involved in. But individuals who have chosen to leave and remain outside Singapore, and refused to account for their past actions, should not enjoy a public platform to purvey distorted and untruthful accounts to mislead the public, absolve themselves or deny their past actions. Many other ex-CPM members and supporters chose to return, acknowledge their actions, and renounce Communism and violence. They and their families continued to live here and to contribute to building modern Singapore. mda.gov.sg/AboutMDA/NewsReleasesSpeechesAndAnnouncements/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?news=639
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:44:26 +0000
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