By Bloomberg
Pritam Singh said he doesn鈥檛 want to be Singapore鈥檚 prime minister. (EPA Images pic)SINGAPORE: Singapore鈥檚 ruling party criticised the opposition leader after his interview with a Malaysian podcaster, saying his conduct 鈥渞aises serious questions鈥.鈥淪ingapore鈥檚 domestic affairs should be debated and decided by Singaporeans, within Singapore,鈥 the ruling People鈥檚 Action Party (PAP) said in a statement today.鈥淧olitics should stop at the water鈥檚 edge.鈥漃ritam Singh, who leads the largest opposition Workers鈥 Party, spoke on a political podcast hosted by former Malaysian health minister Khairy Jamaluddin and uploaded on June 24.In the podcast, Singh said he doesn鈥檛 want to be prime minister, though his party should one day be a viable alternative to the ruling PAP.The PAP鈥檚 criticism of the interview comes after Singapore鈥檚 political leaders warned in the lead up to the May 3 election that foreign actors, including a political party in Malaysia, had tried to influence the outcome of the vote.鈥淧AP leaders routinely give interviews and share their views on domestic matters to foreign media outlets,鈥 the Workers鈥 Party said in a statement.The ruling party is 鈥渙pposing for the sake of opposing鈥.At a rally before the election, Singh said his team rejects any involvement of foreign elements in domestic politics, declaring that 鈥淪ingapore is our business 鈥 nobody else鈥檚鈥.Singapore was expelled from a union with Malaysia in 1965 following deep political and economic differences as well as racial unrest.Since then, both nations have refrained from commenting on each other鈥檚 politics and from using each other鈥檚 media to influence public opinion, the PAP said.