Saw that PAP candidate Ivan Lim has received a lot of criticisms from the online community and many saying that they will not vote for the PAP because of him. What's the cause for this?

Choice of candidate reflects on the party's values.

When so many people have come out against him, it is hard to refute these claims. And if the party still chose him, people would think that 1) the party knew about this all along and was accepting of his poor behavior, or 2) the party did not do their due dilligence.

Neither reflects well on the party.

You can read more about the issue below. It's mainly about the experience/attitude with/towards his subordinates/co-workers in the past.

• https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore...

• https://mothership.sg/2020/06/ivan-lim/