PRIME MINISTER'S REMARKS ABOUT LEADERS OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES (Reactions)

Parliament of Singapore · 23 July 1985 · 6th Parliament

Official Report, 23 July 1985, Vol 46, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

J.B. JeyaretnamS. Dhanabalan
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Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development if any protest was received by the Government from any Third World country over the remarks of the Prime Minister about the leaders of Third World countries when speaking in this House on the 22nd of March 1985 in the debate on Ministers' salaries.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development (Mr S. Dhanabalan): Sir, during the debate referred to, the Prime Minister mentioned that Indian members of Parliament could nominate students to medical colleges. An official of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs called our High Commissioner in New Delhi and informed him that members of Parliament in India are not entitled to nominate students to medical colleges. We have taken note of this.

Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson): Sir, apart from this clarification from the Indian government, would the Minister say whether any protest was received from any other country?

Mr Dhanabalan: Sir, no other protest was received.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 July 1985. Republished on SGParliament.