Kit Siang will be remembered for his Sisyphean efforts

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BetterMY :My heartfelt gratitude to Mr LKS for serving Malaysia over the last 56 years. We easily forget that such service comes at a great expense to the statesmen like LKS and to their families as well, be it in the form of quality time, wealth and emotional stability.

But LKS never flinched in his pursuit for a better Malaysia for all of us and for that we owe him a much gratitude.There was a comment that an otherwise stellar political career was only blemished by the mistake of teaming up with Tun M in the 2018 election.

Please remember that such mistakes will only help our relatively young nation towards greater political maturity. As the saying goes, we fall only to learn to rise again.Finally, I believe the best validation of integrity that Mr LKS possessed, was his friendship and camaraderie with Mr Karpal Singh. Men of honour and integrity tend to find each other in friendship and struggle.Wishing Malaysia’s true patriot and a well deserved break, and again, a heartfelt gratitude to LKS and his family!

Mahathirudan

p.s. Couldn’t resist a dig at Tun for the great service he did us in 2020. Tun, when you retire, I’d love to compare this comment section with the one that’ll be attributed to you!

Vijay47: That cesspool known as Malaysian politics is filled to the brim with thieves, crooks, racists, and shameless vermin you would never want to be even seen with. The only small consolation is that we also have towers of honour and honesty, though they can be counted on just one hand. Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Seenivasagam brothers and Tan Chee Khoon will always be looked upon with total respect and great affection.

Striding into the sunset for a well-deserved rest, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang finally leaves the arena that for 56 years was more home to him than home itself. His was a record of service without a single blemish even if the road was often strewn with stones and thorns, placed on his path by evil men and a traitorous one in particular. Kit Siang neither flinched nor faltered, he continued on the tempestuous journey to march with and for his fellow Malaysians, unmindful of race and religion.

And for this devotion, he was thrown into the dungeons by that evil man who continues to be evil. As you ease into the soft refrain of your swan song, what farewell can we bid you, sir? What words can anyone have for a great person? Beyond your service, yours was a simple life where your wealth, unlike that of countless others, remained as modest as it always was. Perhaps only enriched by the love of your family and the adulation of party and nation. Not many are worthy of this.

Goodbye, and thank you, Kit Siang, for being a true patriot and a Malaysian hero to all of us.

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