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105710.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>The Ruling PAP have slowly but finally destroyed JBJeyaretnam in 2001. This man have fought for us in Parliament, He speaks for the common Laymen. He is a True Opposition which needed to be destoryed by the PAP.
"He(JBJeyaretnam) has never crawled, nor begged for mercy...Jeyaretnam will leave the political scene with his head high,...
(CV Devan Nair,President of Singapore 1981 to 1985 in the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD for the 5th April 1999)
Lets see how the PAP uses its strength to destory this great man.
1972:
Farrer Park - JBJeyaretnam(WP) 23.11% Lee Chiaw Meng(PAP) 73.82%
1976:
Kampong Chai Chee - JBJeyaretnam(WP) 40.08% Fong Sip Chee(PAP) 59.92%
1976- PAP transferred the incumbent candidate, a Malay and brought in a Chinese candidate who campaigned that JBJ was not able to speak Mandarin or any Chinese dialect, and Chinese voters would not be able to speak to him. Despite this campaign, JBJ obtained 40% of votes.
1980:
Telok Blangah - JBJeyaretnam(WP) 46.98% Rohan Bin Kamis(PAP) 53.02%
1980: Forced to sell his banglow property at Rebecca Road to pay for these LEE Dynasty lawsuits of 1976.
1981:(By-Elections)
Anson - JBJeyaretnam(WP) 51.93% Pang Kim Hin(PAP) 47.10%
JBJ became the First Opposition Mp since Independence.
Elections was called within 4 Years, As LKY considered JBJ a threat to the system. LKY has said on numerous occasion that JBJ had to be destoryed.
1984:
Anson - JBJeyaretnam(WP) 56.81% Ng Pock Too(PAP) 43.19%
During the 84 Elections PAP was determined to unseat JBJ .The man chosen to fight JBJ was handpicked by LKY. The PAP so confident that JBJ will be unseated that its supporters had come to the counting centre with a banner congratulating the PAP Candidate for beating him. The Reality is JBJ won with a increase % of votes. The ruling PAP's share of national votes dropped by 12.5% after JBJ's 3 years in parliament.
1986: JBJeyaretnam was unseated from his beloved Anson from the ruling of the Singapore Courts. JBJ was Criminaly Charged with of Having Mis-Used party finances, barring him from his practice as an attorney.
The Privy Council noted that JBJ had suffered a serious "miscarriage of justice". The Singapore Government's response was to abolish the Privy Council as S'pore's Highest Court and to refuse to reinstate JBJ in Parliament. JBJ was thus unable to stand for the next two elections, due to his fine of S$5000 and 3Mths Jail Sentance.
1988- JBJ banned from standing in this Elections.
2nd defamation suit brought by Lee Kuan Yew over questions asked at a rally.LKY was awarded damages of $260,000-00. JBJ once again hit by another Defamation Lawsuit.Legal costs to over $500,000-00. Forced to sell his apartment property at Mount Sanai Rise to pay for 1988 lawsuits.
1988- LEE Dynasty also prevented The Privy Council to continue as Singapore's highest court of appeal, after Mr. JBJ's cases.
1988- The GRC was formed. GRC was formed because in 1984 JBJ retain his Anson with a increase % of votes while Potong Pasir was captured by Mr.Chiam See Tong, this triggered the panick button for the PAP. JBJeyaretnam was the major contributing factor of the formation of GRC. PAP were afraid that more seats would be lost, its simple as that.
1991- The Next Elections is supposed to be held in 1993 but PM GCT called the elections much earlier just two months before JBJ's disqualification ran out on the 10th Nov 1991. So Elections was called to prevent JBJ from standing in the 1991 GE.
1991- JBJ still was banned due to Elections being called earlier.
1995- One new suit brought by S JAYAKUMAR and four PAP MPs
Another suit brought by eleven Indian members of Tamil Language Week that they had organised.$200,000-00 awarded against JBJ and 12 other defendants for JAYAKUMAR .$265,000-00 awarded against JBJ and 2 other defendeants for the eleven Indian members. Judgment enforced only against Mr. JBJ
1997:
Cheng San GRC:
JBJeyaretnam
Huang Seow Kwang
Abdul Rahim Bin Osman
Tan Bin Seng
Tang Liang Hong
(Worker's Party) 45.18%
Heng Chiang Meng
Lee Yock Suan
Michael Lim Chun Leng
Yeo Guat Kwang
Zainul Abidin Rasheed
(PAP) 54.82%
1997: JBJeyaretnam again entered Parliament as an NCMP despite Govt's called to Cheng San voters not to vote for Worker's Party if not all help from the Govt will be withdrawn, no upgrading etc.
1997:
7 suits brought by 11 PAP MPs including:-
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Hsien Loong
Goh Chok Tong
plus other cabinet ministers and PAP MPs over a statement made at CHENG SAN election rally that Tang Liang Hong had filed a police report against these ministers and MPs.Only the suit by Goh Chok Tong was heard, and awarded $100,000-00 against Mr. JBJcosts $20 awarded, plus additional expense for JBJ's QC.
2001: After 4years as an NCMP fighting for worker's and low income earners, JBJ was destroyed by the Lees. Just in time for the 2001GE.
JBJeyaretnam Adjudicated a bankrupt and forced to leave the parliament.
2001 till Present:
J B Jeyaretnam still sells his books on a platform where it is also a so called Tourist Attraction for some.
During my NS days i hate calling Sir's to anybody. If theres one person who deserved to be called "sir" is JBJ. JBJ sir, all i can say is take a break, its not worth fighting for coward Singaporeans.
IT TOOKS THE LEES AND PAP 30YEARS TO DESTORY J B JEYARETNAM. A TRUE, CREDIBLE OPPOSITION.
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