‘Nathan put S’pore before self time and again’

Final honours: Pallbearers adjusting a Singapore flag draped on the coffin containing the body of Nathan during his state funeral service at the University Cultural Centre in Singapore. — EPA

SINGAPORE: In his eulogy at the state funeral of late former president S.R. Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to a man who, time and again, put the nation above self and played an important role in Singapore’s nation-building.

“As one of the pioneer generation who lived through Singapore’s most tumultuous period, Nathan witnessed many of the key events that shaped our nation. He not only had a front-row seat, but was often an actor on stage,” said Lee.