TAN Gien Khing Nio was angered by a newspaper report on Wednesday morning on May 13, 1959. The wife of Yap Thiam Hien was upset because Go Gien Tjwan, her husband,s best friend, had been ,contrary., The paper at the time quoted Go, which was seen by Tan Nio as cornering Yap in the Constituent Assembly.

Go said the ,Faction of Five Minus One, (five people minus Yap) supported the government,s position of returning to the 1945 Constitution. Tan Nio