Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reminisced with fond memories about the times spent with fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who passed away yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar dedicated a nearly one-minute video clip on his social media accounts, featuring photographs of both of them and set to the song ‘Pergi’ by Aizat Amdan. The post, captioned “Pak Lah has left an indelible mark on the people and the country. Rest now, Pak Lah. Malaysia is indebted to you, a humble statesman, for your services,” has received 43,700 likes and over 492,000 views on Instagram as of 10 pm.

The post also garnered a heartfelt comment from former minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Tun Abdullah’s son-in-law, who expressed gratitude for the remembrance of the late statesman. “Our whole family is deeply touched by the gracious words of Datuk Seri (Anwar) for Pak Lah. Appreciation also to Datuk Seri and the government for honouring Pak Lah with a special funeral ceremony and granting permission for his burial at the Heroes’ Mausoleum alongside other statesmen,” he said.

Tun Abdullah was laid to rest with full state funeral honours at the Heroes’ Mausoleum at Masjid Negara (National Mosque) at about 2.30 pm today. He breathed his last at the National Heart Institute (IJN) at 7.10 pm yesterday at the age of 85. The IJN stated that the statesman was admitted to the hospital on Sunday after experiencing breathing difficulties.