Commenting on the upcoming general election, [SMU Wee Kim Wee Centre Director and Associate Professor of English Literature] Kirpal Singh said that nostalgia and sentimentality have, at least for the moment, “a lot of impact on the Singaporean psyche”. He added that sympathy votes could shore up support for the People's Action Party because many Singaporeans feel Mr Lee Hsien Loong is caught between his duty as the Prime Minister and his personal anguish as Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s son.