MAN WHO WROTE S'PORE PLEDGE DIES

Former Deputy Prime Minister S. Rajaratnam, one of Singapore's founding fathers, has died.

1915 - 2006

• Mr S Rajaratnam was one of the founding members of the PAP in 1954.
• He served as Kampong Glam MP and Minister(Culture/Foreign/Affairs/Labour) over the years.
• In 1966, he wrote the national plegde.
• In 1980, he was Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs).
• He retired from politics in 1988.
• Soon after his retirement, his wife, Ms Piroska Feher died of pneumonia in 1989 at age 75.

Flags will fly half-mast from today till Saturday. Mr S Rajaratnam's body will lie in state at Parliament House. The public can visit from 9:30am to 9:00pm tomorrow. He will be given a state funeral on Saturday. It will be held at the Esplanade.