Lim Kit Siang announced his retirement over the weekend at the age of 81, bringing down the curtain on an illustrious political career, which spanned more than five decades.<br /><br />Yesterday, Dewan Negara President Rais Yatim urged the government to honour the DAP supremo with national awards for his contribution.<br /><br />Agreeing with this, former law minister Zaid Ibrahim said Lim should be accorded the honorific title of “Tan Sri” similar to Tan Chee Khoon, who was the co-founder of Gerakan.
