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Growing voters' expectations and public scrutiny hampering Singapore political parties' recruitment efforts
“As an introvert, I really can't see myself all up in the public's eye. I also value my and my family’s privacy,” the commerce strategic projects manager, now aged 37, said.
“I'm pretty firm about it because in politics, somehow everything you do is just wrong in the public's eye.”
What reinforced his decision was his experience volunteering for President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's presidential election campaign last year. He had front-row seats to the scrutiny that candidates and their families faced.
Dr Luqman, who is not a member of any political party, said: "I don't think I can put myself and my family through that level of scrutiny."
