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Mr Jeyaretnam made his final political comeback after he has been through years of disqualification, defamation suits and bankruptcy. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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Mr Jeyaretnam left the Workers' Party after years at its helm and was succeeded by Mr Low Thia Khiang, who is now MP for Hougang. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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The pugnacious former head of the Workers' Party recently formed the Reform Party. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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The old warhorse refuses to believe that he is irrelevant to Singaporeans. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
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He was the first opposition member to break the ruling People's action Party's grip on parliament 27 years ago. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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When he broke the PAP's 15-year monopoly of the Parliament in 1981, most of today's young Singaporeans were not even born yet. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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Of the five General Elections since 1981, he has contested only once, in 1997. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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After losing his parliamentary seat in 1986 for making a false declaration of the WP accounts and being jailed for a month and fined $5,000, he spent most of the last two decades battling outside the legislature. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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He was unable to contest the 2006 general election after he was made bankrupt in 2001. He was discharged from bankruptcy in May last year. -- ST PHOTO; LIM SIN THAI
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Mr Jeyaretnam addresses the crowd at a Workers' Party rally at Raffles Place in 1996. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Earlier in July, Mr Jeyaretnam had also challenged the Government to defend the Singapore system against its critics by calling a by-election. -- ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM
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Mr Jeyaretnam's death not only came as a shock to many in the political scene but has also left questions over his newly formed Reform Party. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr Jeyaretnam at a Workers' Party rally next to UOB Plaza. -- PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN
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Mr Jeyaretnam attending his son's admittance to the bar in 1988. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
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Mr Jeyaretnam with other Reform Party and other opposition party members. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Mr Jeyaretnam speaking at a rally when he was contesting Telok Blangah. -- PHOTO: NEW NATION
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Mr Jeyaretnam making door-to-door visits during his election campaign in 1979. -- PHOTO: NEW NATION
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Mr Jeyaretnam with his wife at Victoria School on Nomination Day when he was contesting the Telok Blangah constituency. -- PHOTO: NEW NATION
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Mr Jeyaretnam speaking at a Workers' Party rally at Fullerton Square in 1988. -- ST PHOTO: TAN SUAN ANN
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