The man rode his bicycle into the crowd and later shouted Tan Kin Lian's name several times before riding away.
SINGAPORE: Presidential candidate Ng Kok Song's walkabout in Clementi Central was disrupted on Tuesday evening when a man rode his bicycle into the crowd twice, shouting profanities and making threatening gestures.Mr Ng was not hurt during the incident, his presidential team said in a statement.
At the time, Mr Ng was posing for photos with his fiancee Sybil Lau and members of the public. He had been speaking to residents for about 30 minutes after finishing an interview with reporters.Mr Ng's younger brother Charles Ng stepped between the presidential candidate and the man, and repeatedly gestured for him to leave while telling him that he was disrupting the walkabout.
The crowd who had initially gathered to see Mr Ng followed the man. He eventually stopped closer to Clementi Mall and shouted Mr Tan Kin Lian's name several times before riding his bicycle away. A man in a red T-shirt who disrupted presidential candidate Ng Kok Song's walkabout at Clementi Central on Aug 29, 2023. Mr Ng's team told reporters that they had not filed a police report over the incident, adding that it was a concerned member of the public who did so.
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