Workers’ Party Veteran pays surprise visits to Gerald Giam, He Ting Ru

A surprise visit was paid by Mr Lim Ee Ping to not one but two Workers’ Party Members of Parliament recently, as he dropped by their Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS).

Mr Giam called him “one of the pillars in the Workers’ Party.”

Photos of the visit from veteran Mr Lim, who is now in his 80s and who joined the WP in 1959, were posted on Facebook by Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang GRC) and Mr Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) on Wednesday night (May 4).

Now that most of the restrictions established during the Covid-19 pandemic have been lifted, people have been freer to be up and about, including the elderly, who have been more vulnerable to catching the infection. 

Therefore, it’s been some time since Mr Lim has come by, as Ms He pointed out.

“We had a lovely surprise visit by Uncle Ee Ping during our MPS this evening. It’s been a while since we last met, as he has been keeping at home to stay safe, but I’m so happy to see him out and about again, and to hear that he really hopes to start travelling soon,” she wrote.

As for Mr Giam, he wrote that he was “so touched” by Mr Lim’s visit.

“I was thrilled to have Mr Lim Ee Ping drop by for a visit at MPS this evening — he was up and about and in much better health. He is one of the pillars in the Workers’ Party, having fought alongside the likes of David Marshall, JBJ and Low Thia Khiang since the beginning. I’m so touched that despite his very advanced years, he still wanted to bring cheer and encouragement to younger members like me.”

Ms He had visited the WP stalwart in March of last year, to give him a print of a photo of himself giving a rally speech at Nee Soon in 2015 that had been taken by Edwin Koo.

“He told us about the days when there were only 5 of them left in the party, and how despite the tough circumstances they held on to their beliefs. He reiterated again how happy he was to see the party where it is today, and the number of younger people stepping up,” Ms He had written in a Facebook post then.

“I joined WP in 1959. Then I was only 20 years old. Because of (David) Marshall’s honesty, I made the decision to be a part of WP. The post-Marshall years were difficult. WP was essentially an ’empty city’. I rode around on my bicycle so as to rally and organise the members,” Mr Lim wrote on the Workers’ Party page.

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