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Tharman again rules himself out of the running for prime minister

Aware of sentiment on the ground that he's the top choice for the job, he reiterates that it's not his ambition to be Singapore's next leader

Lee U-Wen

Published Wed, Sep 28, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Singapore

THE man whom many Singaporeans would like to be the country's next prime minister has "categorically" ruled himself out of the running for the top job.

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told reporters on Wednesday that he was aware of the sentiment on the ground that he was the leading choice to be Singapore's fourth prime minister, but he reiterated the fact that he does not aspire to be in that position.