[The issue of Nantah is a challenging controversy for the PAP The debate will never end even with with the passing of Lee Kuan Yew. It will also be the most difficult cultural problem that LKY left behind.] In his email to Nantah graduates announcing the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, NTU President Bertil Andersson failed to mention Nantah. It saddened me and broke my heart. Nanyang Technological University is sitting on the site of old Nantah. If there is no Nantah, where can NTU find her beautiful campus? Professor Andersson paid his tribute to Lee Kuan Yew: “NTU owes much of our success as an engine of progress for Singapore and mankind to Mr Lee’s vision and stewardship of education… “. He also mentioned about Lee’s ‘personal interest’ in NTU development in its early days. The early days here mean the 1980s/1990s and not 1950s or 1960s. The email was addressed to Nantah alumnae on 23 March 2015. ...
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