10 one-liners that sum up the 10 eulogies at Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral service

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Martino Tan| March 29, 05:03 PM

1. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

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PM Lee remained stoic and delivered his eulogy like it was another NDR, except that it was a more personal and moving one.

 

2. President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam

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President Tony Tan holds a yellow paper when he speaks not very eloquently.

 

3. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong

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ESM Goh said that Lee "would always be my teacher" and that he was "punctilious in observing the protocol of my office" - Lee made sure he arrived before Goh for all events.

 

4. Former Cabinet Minister Ong Pang Boon

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A pioneer generation Minster spoke in Mandarin, and said that Lee "spent every moment thinking of how he could improve Singapore and Singaporeans’ lives".

 

5. Former Cabinet Minister S. Dhanabalan

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He delivered a succinct speech (4 points), like a Chairman of Temasek Holdings.

 

6. Former Senior Minister of State Sidek Bin Saniff

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He started crying before he spoke and highlighted Lee's frugality -- "So off I went to China with a borrowed overcoat (from Ahmad Mattar) and a borrowed pair of boots (from Goh Chok Tong)".

 

7. Trade union leader G Muthukumarasamy

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He spoke in Tamil, highlighting Lee's support for the unions and how he encouraged workers to upgrade their skills and knowledge.

 

8. Tanjong Pagar community leader Leong Chun Loong

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"When Mr Lee heard that his old friends were doing well and leading good lives, his face would light up with pride."

 

9. Former journalist Cassandra Chew

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Chocolate cup cakes. Thank you from young Singaporeans. Damaged chocolate cup cakes. You must be wondering who am I and what am I doing here. But yes, chocolate cup cakes.

 

10. The late Mr Lee’s second son Lee Hsien Yang

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Loong, Ling, Gong, Mama and Papa.

 

Papa of the nation, Rest in Peace.

 

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All photo from Remembering Lee Kuan Yew Facebook

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