SINGAPORE - Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said he and his wife, Ms Tan Choo Leng, are "deeply distressed" by the death of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, 91, on Monday.
In a letter to the late Mr Lee's son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Goh wrote: "Your family has lost its patriarch, and Singapore its key founding father. We share your grief, and can only offer you and your family our profound condolences.
"Mr Lee Kuan Yew dedicated his life to Singapore. He lived and worked to build a nation and to advance the wellbeing of Singaporeans. For many Singaporeans - members of the pioneer generation in particular - he will forever be in our grateful hearts. He gave us a country we can be proud of, a home to bring up our family and a better life we can aspire to.