An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
People may not have read the condolence letter our PM sent to Kenneth Jeyaretnam when his father, the great JBJ passed away. I find PM Lee’s condolence letter out of place, insincere and unbefitting of his stature.
In it, LHL accused JBJ of helping “neither to build up a constructive opposition, nor our parliamentary tradition.” He also used his condolence message to further magnify the supposedly benevolence of the then, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.
For a head of state to use a condolence letter other than its purpose and dispense with social propriety will only cause the nation to be polarized. Leaders should not seek to divide but unite. They should display positive characteristics for others to emulate.
Maybe this is why, some people have indeed shown their outright disrespect towards LKY without due consideration to his family members. Our leaders have not thought about the importance of displaying exemplary conduct.
I reproduce the condolence letter verbatim below and let readers to decide if its content is appropriate to send to the family members of the dead man....
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/03/31...ap-supporters/
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31-03-2015, 05:10 PM
LHL's letter of condolence to KJ when JBJ died...
