00:00Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security Kay Shanmugam said that lessons from past history have compelled the country to rebuke past for allegedly interfering in Singapore's politics ahead of the republic's general election last May.
00:16He recalled the 1964 racial riots when ultra groups stirred sentiments that left scars taking decades to heal.
00:24The term ultra was used in the 1960s to refer to UMNO members perceived as holding hardline nationalist views.
00:35He said the government had to issue a warning when past leaders openly supported a political party in Singapore on the basis of race and religion, particularly during the middle of an election campaign.
00:47Shanmugam's statement referred to actions by Selangor PAS Youth Chief Sukri Omar and PAS Central Treasurer Iskandar Abdul Samad back in April.
00:59Sukri had shared a post by Zofika Sharif, a former Singaporean citizen, who accused several Malay Muslim MPs in Singapore of failing to represent the Muslim community.
01:10On the same day, Iskandar expressed support for a candidate in Singapore's general election.
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