WP must be the most watched party around. Either popular or hated.
It doesn't need to screw up major lives like PAP or fight like RP/SPP to create discussion. Just one event don't attend, there will be hordes of threads.
I'd ignore such comment as WP not attending any PAP funeral but your comment is right, WP is now the most watched party, especially to its detractors since it has the most seats in Parliament after PAP, no matter how few, still second and those are seats that its detractors want, especially disgruntled detractors.
If WP didn't officially attended the TCC funeral, they'd question why disrespect for a PAP old guard who supposedly dared to challenge LKY and PAP. If WP officially attended, they'd question WP intention and motivation, is it a PAP approved opposition? How come nobody question about SPP, NSP and SDP?