Viswa Sadasivan seems to be hitting all the right buttons, at least for now. Despite being very adamant about the need for the Singapore Government to change its deeply ingrained (and unfortunately outdated) perception of the attitudes of its own citizens and relinquishing its hard-handed control over the mainstream media, he provides balance to his argument by giving credit where it is due. Kudos to him for providing a breath of fresh air in the local political scene as a non-partisan figure who has (so far) spoken with a great deal of wisdom.

Mainstream media needs to rebuild broken trust ( theonlinecitizen.com )

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Since being lambasted by the MM (Minister Mentor) for having ‘highfalutin’ ideals, Viswa Sadasivan, Nominated Member of Parliament and former senior manager of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has been transformed into the darling of the online world. After all, it is not everyday that the ageing MM becomes agitated enough to personally intervene in parliament. [2] Even so, Viswa, an admittedly non-partisan politician, does not appear to relish the limelight, nor does he take a stand against the MM.

Recognizing the tendency for some sections of the internet readership to mercilessly engage in government-bashing, he views his exchange with the MM not with fear, but with a healthy respect that one might give to one’s grandfather… …

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1. eternalhap Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

   I particularly like his support for renewed political activism in the universities.

   Heh, with your 8-5 work life, maybe you can try writing longer blogs on politics. I’d really like to know your opinions on events and stuff :)

2. bangky Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

   Haha. Wow. Aloy. Yah, I’ll probably start writing more with the additional time that I have these days :)