Hundreds pay respect to Alleycats' Loga

PENANG: Diehard fans of the Alleycats came from as far as Singapore to join hundreds of mourners to pay their last respects to Loganathan Arumugam.

A. Prakash and his friend rushed to Penang from Singapore on Monday immediately after learning that Loga died of lung cancer.

“We have been here for three days to pay our last respects to a legend. We are proud of his achievement.

“We will set up a website to keep his memories and songs alive,” said Prakash, 35.

The remains of Loganathan, who is popularly known as Loga, was cremated at Batu Lanchang crematorium at 11am on Wednesday.

Fans and well-wishers were at Loga’s family house in Jalan Azyz in Tanjung Bungah as early as 8.30am.

Also present were popular singer Datuk D.J. Dave, former Miss Malaysia and radio deejay Yasmin Yusoff and comedian Accapan.