In 1953, he met Lee Kuan Yew, then a young lawyer helping to defend eight USC students charged for sedition by the British.
In the same year, he became a member of the Barisan Sosialis, a party which was formed in 1961 by the 13 expelled PAP assemblymen and 6 prominent left-leaning trade unions leaders.
[9] After his release from detention, Lim worked at the Rakyat Clinic (人民药房) along Balestier Road as a general practitioner, together with Dr Abu Bakar.
[10] Lim had been suffering from kidney failure for three years since 2009[11] but, according to his family, had otherwise been in good health until he bumped his head at home at the end of May 2012 and was sent to hospital.
[12] Lim's funeral was held on 8 June 2012 and he was cremated on the same day at the crematorium at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery.