The patriarch, who ruled Singapore for three decades, wanted the house destroyed after he passed away to prevent the creation of a personality cult. But prime minister Lee Hsien Loong's siblings say their brother is attempting to block the house's demolition to capitalise on their father's legacy for his own political agenda, including grooming his own son as a future leader. "We look forward to talking without the involvement of lawyers or government agencies," the siblings said in their statement. In his speech to parliament Monday part of a twoday debate over the dispute the prime minister said the allegations against him were "entirely baseless" and denied abuse of power and nepotism. "(Lee Kuan Yew) wanted to demolish the house because he knew it was the right thing for Singapore.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 06, 2017 09:56 UTC