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Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who paid his last respect to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin following his passing on Wednesday (Nov 13), described Daim as his mentor who always guided him and gave him advice every month when he first joined politics.

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00:00Today is the day I lost a mentor, where in Malaysia, I lost a patriot who did a lot of
00:24service to his beloved country.
00:27Today is a sad day I lost a mentor and a day in which Malaysia loses a son, a proud son
00:39of the country.
00:41I am indebted to Tundayim.
00:47Tundayim has guided me, taught me and was always with me even when I fell and woke up.
01:00I pray that his soul is placed with the believers and I hope that we can all continue to pray
01:09and give spirit to his family.
01:15Even before my entrance to politics, 2015-2016, even before I ran for my first election, during
01:24my first meet-up with Tundayim which was in a very small gathering, he will always stress
01:31the need for me to build good values because good values transcend politics, partisanship
01:38and these good values are values like I need to be diligent, I need to be hardworking,
01:43I need to be resilient, I need to have grit in order to make Malaysia a great country.
01:50And even when I was in government, I'll have the opportunity to speak to him almost every
01:58month, in which I'll seek for his advice and at the same time listen to his wisdom and
02:05experience because he has had decades of experience whether in private or public sector,
02:13whether in politics or outside of politics.
02:18And even before his passing in the late one or two years, he has been remarkably, remarkably
02:26kind, compassionate and helpful in being there, not just for me but for many others.
02:34Day in and day out, so I am indebted to him.

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