“With his passing, Singaporeans have lost a patriot, a man of deep conviction and principle. His contribution was not in bricks and mortar, or concrete and glass, but in ideas, sentiments and spirit. Everyday when the pledge is recited in our schools, our children are reminded to live up to our aspirations as Raja expressed them.”

— Sinnathamby Rajaratnam

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, on 25 February 2006, in his eulogy to Rajaratnam.

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