One paper. Two protest rallies. Number of attendees – varies depending on what you read. Organisers claim that the first rally held on February 16, drew close to 4,000 people, while news report had put the number close to 2,000. The second rally,  which coincided with the May Day, was attended by more than 5,000 people, claimed the organisers. News agencies reduce that figure to just around 3,000. People had gathered to protest against the 6.9 million projected population of Singapore in 2030 - or “worst case scenario” as National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan later clarified – indicated in the Population White Paper put forward by the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD).