Respect

Born in Sri Lanka and trained as a lawyer in London, Jeyaretnam championed more freedom for ordinary Singaporeans, and wanted the Southeast Asian country to have a Western-style democracy. His repeated run-ins with the government alienated him from many Singaporeans, but he still pursued his cause and in recent years was regularly seen at the entrances of shopping malls selling his books to raise funds. "The PAP would like to let it be known that Jeyaretnam wants to destroy everything we've got here," he told the Straits Times newspaper in January. "All I want to do is to give the people a chance to live their own lives ... and not have everything dictated to them."

Thank you JBJ, for all you stood for. Your legacy will not be removed from Singapore's ledger.

(News article from http://in.reuters.com)