Singa resigns

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For more than 30 years, he was the familiar face of kindness — appearing on posters, badges and television, accompanied by catchy jingles.

Yesterday, however, the once-affable Singa the Lion appeared to be calling it quits, announcing that he was resigning from his position as the Singapore Kindness Movement’s (SKM) mascot.

In a full-page advertisement yesterday, Singa penned an open letter to Singaporeans explaining his resignation, and implored — for what could be the last time — for a more gracious society.

“I am just too tired to continue facing an increasingly angry and disagreeable society”, he wrote. “It’s time for real people to step up and for the mascot to step aside.”