SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Over a thousand people attended the funeral of veteran Singapore opposition figure J.B. Jeyaretnam on Saturday, paying their last respects to a dogged human rights advocate who never gave up despite crippling lawsuits by members of the ruling party.
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, popularly known as JBJ, died on Tuesday of heart failure at the age of 82. His funeral service took place at St Andrew's Cathedral, the city-state's main Anglican church where Jeyaretnam worshipped.
"I admire him greatly for his courage, his integrity and his perseverance," said Chan Wai Han, 52, one of several people wearing tee-shirts with Jeyaretnam's picture at the funeral. "He always spoke up for the common man."
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