Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, died of
heart, lung and kidney complications at 7.34am yesterday at the Gleneagles Intan
Medical Centre in Jalan Ampang. He was 81 years old. Tun Abd Ghafar Baba was no
ordinary politician, he was a great statemen, who was from the grassroot, for
the grassroot and with the grassroot till the day he died. He worked evry hard
for national unity, eradication of poverty and corruptions all his life. Tun
Ghafar was not a slew and cunning politician, he was one who "shoots straight",
otherwise he would have become the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Unfortunately he
was betrayed by those who pretended to be loyal to him but quietly manupilated
to unseat him in the party election in 1993. During the peak of his political
life Tun Ghafar refused to accept any titles bestowed upon him, he preferred to
be addressed as "Encik Ghafar" officially. He only accepted any title when he
was no longer in the manistream of politics. What a simple but great man! Tun
Ghafar's passing away will be missed by everyone who believes in good and
straight ways.
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