Democrats

As you lay down to rest, democracy is not yet at hand. But don't you ever believe those who say that your fight on earth was irrelevant and personal. Nothing could be further from the truth. You have inspired an entire generation of Singaporeans and we will keep the fight going.

We will keep on reaching for that star in the black sky, that shimmering distant star of liberty. If we are closer to touching it, it is because we stand on your shoulders.

Your legacy and walk on earth will not only remain but it will grow. You have left a void that cannot be filled.

From Goodbye, dear friend by Chua Soon Juan

I met Singapore opposition politician JB Jeyaretnam outside Centrepoint on Orchard Road, Singapore a few years back. Mum spoke to him and bought his book. He was trying to raise money to get out of bankruptcy. Mum and Dad told me his story and I looked him up on the net.

Mum informed me of his death and I read it on the BBC. Their report quotes Singapore's Straits Times newspaper who described him as being "pugnacious", an "old warhorse" and "irrelevant", a stark contrast to everything else that I've read.

As such I have not linked anything from this post to Wikipedia. Google the guy.