Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam also stressed the importance of using posters to reach out to voters who are not on social media.
Asked about how his competitors have cited a lack of resources, Mr Tharman said he had spent"a lot of time in the last month" mobilising volunteers with his team.
"The elections are important, and I wanted to convey that, particularly to people who are not on social media. The day may eventually come when we don't need it. I think it will take a long time before everyone is really monitoring social media very closely." "In fact, I insisted on it. And in fact, I had a range of proposals as to how we could make it more sustainable without, of course, busting our budget," he told reporters."But the reality is, posters are necessary in our electoral landscape, and I don't want the Presidential Elections to seem unimportant. I do want to reach out to everyone in our heartlands and have put great effort into mobilising volunteers," he added.
Mr Tharman replied:"I haven't looked seriously into that consideration because ... it's not based on a very good understanding of my relationship with the different international organisations, be it the UN or any other organisation. I've been flying the Singapore flag high for years now and for good purpose, it is is in our national interests. And I do it with our national interests in mind.
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