page_title: Kenneth Jeyaretnam
section_title: Election rally speeches
hierarchical_section_title: Kenneth Jeyaretnam / Election rally speeches
caption_attribution_description: English: Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the Secretary-General of the Reform Party, speaking at a rally at Speakers' Corner, Singapore.
context_page_description: Kenneth Andrew Jeyaretnam is a Singaporean politician who has been the 2nd Secretary-General of the Reform Party since April 2009 after his father and RP's 1st and founding Secretary-General, J. B. Jeyaretnam's death in September 2008.
context_section_description: In his maiden election speech in late April 2011, Kenneth Jeyaretnam said the objective of the Reform Party is to win a few seats in the May 2011 general election, adding that competition in politics will lead to better and more intelligent policies. He also sounded a warning that the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) will likely open the floodgates to more foreigners to enter Singapore again once they form the government. "Already you can see that. The Reform Party was the first to talk about how the government's track record was hollow. They always talk about the high rate of economic growth, but the economic growth is created just by bringing in cheap foreign labour. It is not created by raising the incomes of Singaporeans," he said.
  Jeyaretnam criticised the PAP for failing to improve the lives of ordinary Singaporeans as their median incomes have remained stagnant over the last few years.
caption: Jeyaretnam speaking in the rain at a Reform Party rally at Speakers' Corner, Hong Lim Park on 15 January 2011
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