The true story of the unlikely lifelong friendship behind the video tribute on “The Man who saved LKY.”.
The caption reads: “If not for him, the history of Singapore would have turned out quite different. He was a rickshaw puller.”
Dr. Lee Suan Yew, LKY’s youngest brother, shared how it was demanded of all the young Chinese males to gather and register at gantry points manned by the Japanese, adding that “Some of them will be sent by lorries to be executed in the Sook Ching.”When told to go to the designated location, LKY followed his gut feeling about not joining the others at the gantry point and replied with, “I have left my clothes behind.
Dr. Lee emphasised how the history of Singapore would have been different if Koh didn’t help hide LKY during the Sook Ching massacres. He shared how his eldest brother had once had a good laugh at his mention of such a possibility.He was hired by Madam Chua Jim Neo , LKY’s mother, to be their regular rickshaw puller to transport them to and fro school.
Koh had told interviewers why: “For Lee Kuan Yew’s brothers and sister, I feel that I should reciprocate his mother’s kindness towards me.” Chua told Koh not to worry about the loss or repaying the loan for “Kindness will always beget kindness.”“If not for her help, I would have died during the Occupation and would not be here today,” shared Koh.
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