23 Questions With Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Singing Jay Chou's 安静?

In this episode of 23 questions with presidential hopefuls, we have Tharman Shanmugaratnam challenge our candid and random quickfire questions!
What was the craziest thing he has done? How is his relationship with his wife Mrs Tharman like? Why is he willing to be Singapore's president but not PM? Is Taman Jurong (his constituency when serving as MP) named after him? What's his secret to a shiny head? With Presidential Elections 2023 coming up, watch on and get to know another side of this presidential hopeful as we ask 23 questions under the sun!
在这一期的总统参选人23题快问快答系列，我们邀请了尚达曼来接受挑战！
他做过的最疯狂事情是什么？他跟妻子的关系如何？为什么不愿当总理但愿意当总统？尚达曼当议员时所管辖的达曼裕廊是以他的名字来命名吗？随着新加坡启动总统选举程序，让我们一起观看与了解这位总统候选人的另一面！
Chapters:
0:09 What's his childhood dream?
1:09 Is it tough being an interracial couple?
1:50 Craziest thing he done
2:13 Secret tips for a shiny head?
3:22 Was he sent to Taman Jurong as MP due to his name?
4:15 Why does he aspire to be a president?
5:06 Study hard or smart?
6:26 Favourite Chinese Song?
7:28 How often does he exercise?
9:06 What kind of president does he hope to become?
Credits:
Featuring 嘉宾: 尚达曼
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Producers 编导: 张汐莹 李熙爱
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[@victor7814]

Tharman would make a Good President and do Singapore Proud. He's humble, honest, sincere, down to earth and respect everyone regardless of race and status. I like him.

[@moonlifeonearth]

Nothing change others will suffered in their hit lists.

[@lifesparks2252]

一位令人钦佩，有智慧的领导者，欣赏他。

[@geraldinegomes7490]

Dear Mr Tharman, You are truly a brilliant & humble man. My whole family and friends will vote for you to be President of Singapore.

[@ABC-ed8cg]

Tharman is so well-spoken, smart & humble. He’s like an approachable uncle that you can always go to for advice.

[@emmelau6685]

The future will be very different, very hard , for small countries especially. He is so right.

[@moonlifeonearth]

People in Singapore vote for corruption millionaire ministers. Unless their savings rob by government.

[@eileenlee1189]

正确!他具有大将之风!亲善!智慧，代表新加坡出国訪问其他国家,

[@jjyf78]

Congratulations to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam for winning the president-elect of Singapore!🇸🇬

[@dorisaik9933]

Now with the present uncertainty globally, Tharman will be best suited to be a president. At least he is able to lead Singapore to sail towards the right directions.

[@esitsh]

Mr Tharman, you have a smart and extremely intelligent brain. We like you so much. 加油🎉

[@Banayaga]

Don't let praise or criticisms get to your head too much. Just do what you feel is right. Be yourself. And try to do the best you can.

[@XueHwaTan]

Thank your Sir President

[@lydiat5819]

My kind of President and First Lady 💪💪💪

[@nobodynobody1231]

这才叫真诚！丝毫没有那么一点点的造作。我百分之99.999999999.........相信他会感动绝大多数国内外的人。

[@ariel3112]

That was a good interview with questions that I myself would have liked to ask

[@M0m0333]

谢谢您为新加坡所做的一切，愿您得到百倍的回报！💯

[@dennisloo1342]

我们全家都投票给你！加油加油👏

[@SG-APL.GouChuSheng]

内定人选，有票没票都不是问题😅😅

[@Paul-H-Wolfram6608]

Who cares ?

[@spong2514]

My family too.

[@moonlifeonearth]

They paid to kill.

[@RC-rp3eu]

Tharman is dignified, kind, brilliant. He gives a respectable intelligent image of Spore. Not a mere figurehead, but a fair, insightful, wise person.

[@madurganandanithya7849]

Such a humble man..yet very intelligent & aware

[@dolphinplee1874]

I love Tharman jia you, Mr Tharman

[@abdulazis2245]

Mr Tharman very well spoken,

[@lessthan3itbigtime]

Mr. Tharman is brilliant, witty, sincere and down to earth. Wish you all the best Sir🎉

[@moonlifeonearth]

People in Singapore vote for corruption millionaire ministers. Unless their savings rob by government.

[@mindretreatful]

I like him very much. if he could speak Chinese would like him more. People from Singapore would be very proud to have him be a president. So kind and clever. I am from Australia.

[@suchstupidass1]

He will definitely get my vote 😀

[@rowenatan8697]

Mine too.

[@madurganandanithya7849]

Mine too😊

[@iexan]

Mr Tharman will be the most suitable person for this role with his knowledge and international presence..you always need a humble and genuine heart to be a president to Singapore

[@moonlifeonearth]

PAP = Pay and pay to become millionaires.

[@oh_may]

我全家都投票给 你.因为他 很会照顾人民 我好喜欢他👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤

[@dacia_dacia]

Mr Tharman, you have my vote already

[@eileenlee1189]

他代表新加坡出国訪问其他国家,不会让新加坡丢脸!他是有内涵的人才😊

[@leewn2319]

People say Tharman will win becos at petrol kiosk u keep hearing “Uncle, Tharman (打满)!” 🤣🤣

[@coolz5536]

Look forward to having him and wife representing SG on global stage

[@wilmachai]

Such a genuine and straightforward interview. Good questions asked.

[@kohadave7151]

O OOOO head.. VERY SHINNING...😊

[@helenlee0911]

It's pleasure and fun hearing his interview 😂

[@porcu]

Very humorous and I felt happy just watching this. 🎉 Mr President said many things that I totally agree 😅

[@missjaniceng1434]

Good choice for president

[@mageswarymunusamy2579]

Such a brilliant person Mr Tharman and very humble. CONGRATS SIR.🎉

[@wangy8939]

Good questioms asked. Well done :))

[@liewkimkhoy9736]

老部长 我强烈的支持您！加油！！！

[@limlim2601]

Tharman is a very down to earth person . I strongly believe that he can and will be a very good and well respected President of Singapore 🇸🇬

[@hongruth9298]

GOD Bless !

[@pristymo]

I really find that Tharman’s values and viewpoint are the same as mine. I also feel that our young are too caught up with grades and studying There are other things in life more important We all need to be balanced and holistic learners

[@ahhooitan3694]

您是星加坡有才幹的人才．❤

[@xiexl4478]

Tharman wish you luck🎉❤

[@BrotherPeanut888]

No horse run liao! Mr President 🎉. Much better than the 不可以！

[@HockTan-sb1rn]

thank you for sharing with us . is good to know that u are ok. did u say something u wanted to serve Singapore as President at another post. Is interesting. u are the first one to step forward? and how long would u want to be President. do u think is the President 's salary on the high side.

[@alvin1979wong]

The life of Mr President…

[@meitingli6913]

im voting for you tharman! 🤩🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@tanahlan5261]

我支持你因为你有智慧

[@Jon-bf2rs]

I went to his farewell at Tarman Jurong wow so many residents turn up

[@ckGohhelen]

👍👍👍👏👏👏🙏

[@madmax8318]

Please interview Tan Kin Lian please. No scripts allowed 😬

[@devidevika6637]

Sir now working singapur senthiljuppuswamy Nd wife manjula

[@SG-APL.GouChuSheng]

新仔的硬度主人好棒棒👏👏👏👏

[@khokl9288]

I think he will make a great President

[@Changemustcome171]

No he won’t

[@Changemustcome171]

The question is what he would do as president would he hold the gov accountable no he won’t

[@joeng8419]

You won't "die" so easily because god bless you, and you haven't completed your president duty. I fully support you because you know the government "well"

[@BrianLiew]

This the man i will vote for!

[@jeffreytan-yf6qt]

I vote you out

[@jessicamong1586]

Despite no interest in study he was from ACS.

[@Princess-rp6wn]

Greetings to Mr Tharman, my family, relatives and my 32,000 physical and online friends in Singapore will vote for you, cheers! Mr Tharman, our coming President!!!

[@devidevika6637]

Sur. You kobw swapna oe sindhu or shakkila, bngaluru, chandapura, vilka no. 146 tou konw sir

[@tancheekhong8624]

Vote for ong lai😊

[@SK-mk1tb]

Taman Jurong = 达曼裕廊 Not 达曼花园 3:46

[@hgyag5366]

Wah, not bad leh. I wanted to learn tamil but too old for that leh. I hope that the singapore produce drama can have english subtitles.

[@devidevika6637]

Mr. Tharman shanmugharatham where is your house, ? Where s your son livng sir, ? What is your wife name ? How mny childrens have sir ? Sur you know vimalamma, shLuni, geetha, yishun block no. B 54 you konw sir ?

[@phuakiangee8626]

Mr Tharman, please do not promote Sg internationally otherwise Sg will be more and more expensive.

[@devidevika6637]

Who is jayanthi Sir ?

[@kengseng9878]

Can we have a president who is able to speak good Mandarin? We cannot understand what u saying.

[@angsiuhong3408]

Tuesday 28 May 2024 I was given medication, must be. Now, I can write, otherwise the whole day, I try to keep awake. Soon Leong outs pineapple tarts on my bed and durian puff. I could write, so I hang around. I felt must better now. I went to DBS Tower 3, and co firm foodfare is replaced my NTUC. Food is now very good and generous, everywhere. Strangely everyone is smiling. Why. I am not married and I will maintain that. As long as I didn't report to police, I will always go out. Went to airport to get off the medication. A good walk, but no more interesting to me. Maybe I have seen it many times. Or I am just simply old. My expectation was higher, but it has now become luster. Oh, water bottle. BYE hongyi shengwu Yibo Damish Weiting Liying

[@user-sv3ne4xo7m]

Golden Sixty $5.30 sure win Congratulations

[@yangtzeling7468]

He speaks better mandarin than Ng Kok Song. And his wife is very eloquent , dignified and likable.

[@hgft274]

Is this a try hard attempt by HeyKaki....He answers in English and questions are asked in Mandarin lol

[@ylein6508]

I have a question I have always wanted to ask him, what he use to make his head so shiny lol

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

🍍🍍🍍❤️✔️✍️

[@rayallinkh]

he could have just responded "不可以"

[@lycan39]

What Mr Tharman went thru depicts the experience that awaits all young 🌱 gen.🎉❤ Meritocracy or Simplicity

[@user-pw6wr6fc1h]

He have hole in one 😂

[@Kat-lm2qu]

You should hv watched Trump's republican debate- these questions are a big joke😅

[@direxxion]

Wasted if he is our PM will be better for sg. LHL should be our president

[@benjamintse5754]

他是讲英语的, 所以才需要翻译华语，华语是给不会听英语的人看的, 却为什么要把华语蓋着, 花了功夫翻译成华语却又用英语来蓋着它是什么意思？翻译来干嘛？

[@cheehweelim4452]

上面角头有cc按一样就沒有

[@joeng8419]

我算了你的命看了你的相，有95岁，九五至尊命。

[@song7021]

相信会吧， 他的爸爸， 出名的病理专家80+ 还在上班（报纸有报导), 活到97岁。

[@t.c9081]

I wonder if he understand he is Tamil and reach out to his kins as we are ignored! Would love hear his passion for his ethic.

[@pila1280]

Need a Tamil reporter or influencer to interview him

[@UltraVioletMilk]

PAP Yesman!!!!!

[@LatifahDaud-sz2lf]

What do you know about death when you don understand religion!don beat around the bush!!!

[@Highlander226]

Who is the rude interviewer?

[@elaine1520]

He understands chinese?

[@snuffypancake]

I think he understands some of it but I also think that the crew translated it into English for him and omitted those parts out

[@joeng8419]

He also understood Singaporean.

[@davidgoh681]

I think GG would have beaten him if not for the PEC decision.

[@kohadave7151]

snake talking,.......

[@christophers2937]

I feel that NG K S is a better candidate and will surely win the election. First he is non establishment . A very fair person. He articulates well, knowledgable and very friendly. He has the image of an elderly stateman and he mingles very well. Adding to that he was the one who has been with LKY teaching him how to calm down through his meditation

[@peterang3952]

Good for nothing position..just a required position...

[@pokmerb444]

How can didn't tight seat belt and the games started so dangerous. Pasktin today like got happen cable 🚡 car stuck on there for many hours and like got one kindness buddy's rescued the person there. Must read news