Lee Kuan Yew apologised to the defeated PAP Aljunied team after GE 2011

"If Aljunied decides to go that way, well Aljunied has five years to live and repent."

Those were the words that many Singaporeans remembered about Lee Kuan Yew during the last General Election in 2011. Political pundits said Lee's words adversely affected the People's Action Party's electoral chances in Aljunied GRC.

What many did not know was that Lee e-mailed the defeated PAP Aljunied GRC team to apologise for his remarks after GE 2011.

This was revealed by former foreign minister George Yeo in Shin Min Daily News on Mar 24.

Yeo said that he did not mind Lee's "repent" words. He added that there were larger circumstances that led to the PAP team's defeat and Lee's words was not the main contributing factor to the electoral defeat.

How did the PAP Aljunied GRC team react to Lee's passing? Below is a glimpse of their collective grief of Lee's death on social media.

Former Foreign Minister George Yeo

1) Shared Lee Kuan Yew's last letter to Yeo:

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September, sensing his decline, I emailed birthday wishes to Lee Kuan Yew through his secretary which I had never...

Posted by George Yeo on Saturday, March 28, 2015

2) Yeo paying his last respects to Lee and signing the condolences book with his wife Jennifer Yeo:

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all walks of life, we come to pay our final respects to Lee Kuan Yew and to celebrate his life. We ask ourselves...

Posted by George Yeo on Thursday, March 26, 2015

3) Yeo signed the condolences book in Hong Kong, where he is now based.

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the condolence book in HK before returning to Spore later in the week for funeral. Long line at the Singapore Consulate General.

Posted by George Yeo on Monday, March 23, 2015

1) Wrote a well-received reflection piece about his encounters with grieving Singaporeans this week

2) Sharing photos from the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital LKY Tribute Event he attended

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