Today is the second anniversary of Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam’s passing.

Below is a video of a public memorial gathering at Speakers’ Corner on October 4 , 2008, five days after his passing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNYepYz14A&feature=related

Feel free to pay your tribute in the comments section.

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