National Pledge (Singapore)

The Singapore's National Pledge was written by Sinnathamby Rajaratnam in 1966, not long after Singapore's Independence. A draft was submitted to the then Prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, before he made it better and passed it to the Cabinet.

 The pledge 
These are the words of the pledge:

We, the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society based on justice and equality so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation

Malay original
Malay (Rumi)Malay (Jawi)

Chinese translation 
Singaporean Mandarin (Simplified) Singaporean Mandarin (Traditional)Hanyu PinyinWǒmen shì Xīn jia po gōngmín,
shìyuàn bù fēn zhǒngzú, yányǔ, zōngjiào,
tuánjié yīzhì,
jiànshè gōngzhèng píngděng de mínzhǔ shèhuì,
bìng wèi shíxiàn 
guójiā zhī xìngfú, fánróng yǔ jìnbù,
gòngtóng nǔlì.

Tamil translation
Tamil scriptRoman Tamil

Rules for using the Pledge

These are the rules for using the pledge. They are set by the government.

We will recite the pledge in schools, on SAF Day and during the National Day Parade (NDP).
Everyone should put their right fist at their left part of the chest to be loyal to Singapore.
We cannot use the pledge for what it should not be used as.

Category:Singaporean culture