ITI Chairman on ordinary people and Singapore's bicentennial

ITI Chairman Arun Mahizhnan's opinion piece on the importance of ordinary people in Singapore's bicentennial has been published in The Straits Times.

"The bicentennial should not only be a time for celebrating the good things of the past, but, equally importantly, it is a time for reflection of what led us on the right path and what led us astray over the decades.

We should study not only the lofty achievements of the fabled leaders, but also the instructive stories of unsung heroes and ordinary people. To focus entirely on leaders and ignore valuable lessons from the ground would be akin to counting the trees and dismissing the forest."

The full article can be read here.