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WP did a reshuffle of its CEC and I am intrigued by how they have used Chen Show Mao so far.

Chen is a member of the CEC, but does not play any role.

We all know quite a bit about Chen, who was with the high profile Davis and Polk and held stellar credentials. To the extent, many now say that he was one of the two single biggest factors why WP captured Aljunied.

Those familar with party structures probably know that CEC posts are internally elected and Chen got in because of the weight he holds with the public.

Png and Pritam, who held the roles of deputy webmaster and deputy media chairman, have been dropped from these roles. But a check shows that both were newly promoted Vice Chairmen in the Aljunied Town Council. Png replaced Yaw while Pritam replaced Low. It is a good division of work. Sylvia chairs the town council.

However, Chen does not hold a role in the town council either.

Another check with the Aljunied grassroots called "AJCC" shows that Chen does not have a role there either. Low chairs this committee, another good division of work. But with unknowns, non-CEC or never-candidates playing key roles.

Is Chen too big a jump where the talent of the ranks are concerned, that they do not know where to place him or find him above their league finding themselves unable to work with him? It might even give rise to a sinister conspiracy theory that because of his background he is deemed to be a threat and hence kept down.

The one good thing about this reshuffle was to replace the youth wing chief with an incumbent MP and Malay. Malay blood is something WP sorely needs.