Aftermath
The Operation dealt a heavy blow to the Barisan Sosialis, just months before the 1963 general elections.
SATU was deregistered after its leaders were arrested, and the NTUC became the main trade union in Singapore ever since. NTUC remains closely associated with the PAP, with many of its union leaders being PAP's members of parliament.
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“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
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