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Singapore

DPM Tharman rules himself out as next prime minister: 'I am not the man for PM'

Published Wed, Sep 28, 2016 · 02:11 PM
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[SINGAPORE] Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has categorically ruled himself out as the next prime minister, saying "I am not the man for PM".

"Just to be absolutely clear because I know of this talk going around: I am not the man for PM. I say that categorically. It's not me. I know myself. I know what I can do and it's not me," he told the media on Wednesday (Sept 28) on the sidelines of an event. "I have expressed myself quite clearly and categorically: I know who I am and I know how I want to serve."

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