Workers' Party chair Sylvia Lim thanks benefactors and volunteers for making Deepavali Goodie Bag distribution possible

SINGAPORE: To celebrate Deepavali this year, Singapore’s largest opposition party, the Workers’ Party, distributed goodie bags again, as they have done over the years.

In an Instagram post, party chair Sylvia Lim thanked the “generous hearts of benefactors and volunteers” who made the goodie bag distribution over the previous weekend possible.

“Bags of food items, spices, and decorations come in handy as our families prepare for the celebrations,” she noted, adding a “special thanks to Aram Living,” which is a non-profit voluntary welfare organisation focused on poverty relief in Singapore.

Last year, the Workers’ Party Community Fund also thanked the organisation for their partnership during the Festival of Lights for distributing goods to underprivileged Indian families in WP divisions.

“Here’s wishing all Hindu friends Deepavali Valthukkal!  #FestivalOfLights #GoodOverEvil #LightOverDarkness,” added Ms Lim.

Several of the party’s leaders also posted about the goods distribution. MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang) also thanked Aram Living and the volunteers who came to help at the last minute. 

He gave a sneak peek into what is in the bags, writing that they included “murukku treats, food staples and, of course, a wide array of spices—all par for the course in the Indian kitchen.”

Assoc Prof Lim invited residents of Anchorvale, the ward he’s been representing in Parliament since 2020, who would like to receive a goodie bag in the future, to contact him.

“Alas, we do not have access to household information across the constituency, and identified our recipients based on their residency at the rental block in #Anchorvale," he explained.

MP Kenneth Tiong (Aljunied) likewise posted photos of the door-to-door goods distribution at Serangoon, thanking the families for their warm welcome.

“May your homes be bright and your loved ones close!” he added.

The WP’s Punggol team, headed by the slate that had contested in last year’s elections, was out and about in the first week of November with the colourful bags. Harpreet Singh, Alexis Dang, Alia Mattar, and Jackson Au visited households across the constituency together with volunteers.

“It was lovely to see so many homes beautifully decorated for the occasion, and we were even treated to some delicious homemade murukku by our residents! A wonderful reminder of the warmth, generosity and togetherness that make festive celebrations so special,” Ms Dang wrote. /TISG

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