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2. I was born in Jaffna, Sri L____ (5 letters), and grew up in Colonial Malaya.
5. In 1966 (one year after Singapore gained independence), I co-wrote the words of the Singapore P_____ (6 letters).
6. I have served in several ministries in Singapore and am also remembered for being Singapore’s first M________ (8 letters) of Foreign Affairs.
8. I firmly believed that Singapore was ready to take charge of her own affairs, and co-founded the P_____’s (6 letters) Action party with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and other politicians in 1954.
9. I am one of Singapore’s p_______ (8 letters) who helped to shape Singapore’s development.

1. One of my visions for Singapore is for her to be a ‘g______ city’ (6 letters) where Singapore would be an accepting place for all.
3. The Singapore pledge serves as a daily r_______ (8 letters) to all Singaporeans that we must live in racial and religious harmony.
4. I started my c_____ (6 letters) as a journalist in London and returned to Singapore to work for several newspapers in 1948.
7. After the racial riots in 1964, I felt very strongly about having a multi-r_____ (6 letters) country. We needed a strong and united country that would stand the test of tension and violence.