SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan supported the stance that there is no place for effigy burning as a form of public protest in Singapore, and said that the burning of effigies stirs up "emotions rather than trying to get any substantive point across or propose alternative solutions. Let's deal with the issues, not personalities. He was commenting on the burning of Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s effigy at Hong Lim Park two weeks ago, where some 300 people gathered to protest against the public transport fare hike in April.