Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said the "sad public squabble between the Lee siblings is blown out of proportion".
Mr Goh, however, said his main concern is neither the fate of 38 Oxley Road nor the family feud. "It is the wilful attack on the integrity of our leaders and the insidious erosion of public faith in o...ur institutions that I want to address."
He added: "The nub of the issue for us in Parliament is integrity and trust – in the Prime Minister and our system of government. Absent these, Singapore will descend to a third world country."
Lee siblings' goal is "to bring Lee Hsien Loong down as PM": ESM Goh
What is the agenda of PM Lee's accusers - Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien Yang?
ESM Goh said from what Lee Hsien Yang and his wife are freely telling many others, "it is clear that their goal is to bring Lee Hsien Loong down as PM, regardless of the huge collateral damage suffered by the Government and Singaporeans".
"It is now no more a cynical parlour game. If the Lee siblings choose to squander the good name and legacy of Lee Kuan Yew, and tear their relationship apart, it is tragic but a private family affair," Mr Goh said.
"But if in the process of their self-destruction, they destroy Singapore too, that is a public affair."
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