Screenshot from Dr Tan’s Instagram

Dr Tan Cheng Bock shared an advice earlier today (6 Aug) on his Instagram, quoting a song that he was listening to – ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ by the iconic British rock band The Beatles.

The secretary-general of Progress Singapore Party (PSP) even sang along to the song: “I don’t care too much for money. Money can’t buy me love.”

According to Dr Tan, the song is not only “nice” but also “very fitting” at the present time.

Dr Tan recently underwent knee treatment due to pain suffered during GE campaigning period

Earlier on Tuesday (4 Aug), Dr Tan revealed on his Facebook that he recently went through a knee treatment at his friend’s clinic.

The 80-year-old retired doctor said that his knee began to hurt after the immense amount of walking he did during the nine days of campaigning for the recent General Election.

“Today, I got my knee taken care of at my friend’s clinic, as it was starting to hurt after all the walking I did during the 9 days of campaigning,” Dr Tan wrote.

The octogenarian added that he will be “up and about again soon, because there is still much to do”.

In his post, Dr Tan also uploaded a video showing a few different types of liquids being injected into his affected knee. The whole procedure was completed in under one minute, with Dr Tan smiling at the end of it.

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