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*ALL OF US WILL DIE, IF NOT SOONER, LATER. WHAT SEPARATES ONE PERSON FROM ANOTHER IS THE QUALITY OF HIS LIFE.
THIS MAN, KARPAL, LIVED HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS, PARTICULARLY THE DOWN-TRODDEN.
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KARPAL SINGH, TIGER OF JELUTONG, 1940-2014
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Wan Azizah couldn’t hold back her emotions during her visit to pay her last respects to #KarpalSingh. pic.twitter.com/Y0pWQ9AU9g
Azizah couldn’t hold back her emotions during her visit to pay her last respects to #KarpalSingh. pic.twitter.com/Y0pWQ9AU9g
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Bishop of Penang:
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The promenade in front of Sg Pinang will be known as ‘Karpal Singh Drive’ or ‘Persiaran Karpal Singh’.
Malaysiakini
2:21PM Apr 19, 2014
Penang renames promenade after Karpal
A promenade in Jelutong will be named Persiaran Karpal Singh in honour of the late Bukit Gelugor MP who died in a road accident on Thursday.
The 800 seafront walkway in Sungai Pinang is also near where DAP’s ‘water Ubah’ mascot is located.
Karpal was Jelutong MP for two decades, a tenure that earned him the nicknamed ‘Tiger of Jelutong’.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/260481
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Malaysiakini
11:28PM Apr 19, 2014
Candles light up in Penang, KL in memory of Karpal
Candlelight vigils were held in Penang and Kuala Lumpur to pay tribute to the late Karpal Singh, whose sudden death in the early morning of Apr 17 shocked the nation.
In Penang, about 100 attended the event organised by ATC college law students at the Esplanade, where the crowd lit candles and placed them on a banner printed with the names of Karpal and his personal assistant Michael Cornelius.
As mourners wrote messages on the banner, the crowd held white candles and observed a minute of silence to pray for Karpal’s and Michael’s souls.
Vigil organiser Sanjey Balaraman, 22, said the students were moved to hold the event as Karpal is a legal icon who has inspired them all to take up law studies.
“The event is non-political and did not involve any political party,” he said, adding that Karpal’s nephew, Dalbinder Singh was invited to speak on behalf of the family last night.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/260475
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和加巴星比肩作战多年的行动党国会领袖林吉祥，昨晚即赶抵槟城前往加巴星丧府吊唁，在瞻仰他的老战友及挚友的遗容时，忍不住心中的悲痛，在媒体记者及众人面前泪崩。
林吉祥的泪崩，也深深的让在场者感觉到，男儿有泪不轻弹，只是未到伤心时，即使像林吉祥这等政坛上的铁汉，在失去一名多年的老战友及挚友后，也会伤心欲绝，泪流满面。 — with Leeane Lee and 8 others.
加巴星遗灵居丧的第二天，其停柩的西方路老家很多慕名而来的公众，大批民众必须要排队轮流进入灵堂凭吊。
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2. Penang Flag will be given to YB Karpal’s family for the coffin and burial;
3. YB Karpal’s body will be lying in state at the Dewan Sri Pinang on Sunday April 20 and members of the public can pay their last respect between 9 am to 11 am.Members of the public can also pay their respect at YB Karpal’s home at 144 Jalan Western, Penang from now.Karpal’s sons Jagdeep and Gobind both thanked the Penang State for the honours accorded to their late father.
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*We grieve but Karpal Singh’s wife, Gurmit Kaur, has a broken heart…
Star reprints a report it first published in 2006
Star
Friday April 18, 2014 MYT 7:00:47 AM
Karpal Singh, my loving husband
Pillar of strength: Karpal with his beloved wife Gurmit Kaur.
Karpal Singh’s wife Gurmit Kaur had always been the rock in his life. Theirs was a love story that began when they first met when he was 16 and she was just eight. Below are excerpts from an interview with Gurmit by Chin Mui Yoon which was published in The Star on Sept 10, 2006, two years after he was disabled in an accident.
THE outspoken politician Malaysians know so well, never once approached the girl he had his eye on for a decade.
“He had set his sights on me a long time ago, but I was too young to know.
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“On my birthday on May 10, 1987, when Karpal was under ISA detention, I was feeling particularly down and lost, and went to his office. Suddenly an assistant ran in calling, “Mr Karpal has sent you a letter!”
“Inside the envelope was a little card with a drawing on it. It started off with ‘To my girl in blue’ … You see, I had a lovely blue frock when I was nine or 10 which I wore everywhere. He remembered that!
“That was the most beautiful thing he had ever done just to tell me he was still there and that he loved me!
“I don’t know how he managed to get that card delivered right on time,” says Gurmit, her eyes misty, adding that she had the card framed.
Click on the link for the full report:
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/18/Karpal-singh-my-loving-husband/
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VERMIN CRAWL OUT OF CRACKS IN THE WALL EVEN BEFORE KARPAL SINGH IS CREMATED!
*Zulkifli Nordin, hypocrite.
Malaysiakini
11:46AM Apr 17, 2014
Zul’s twist: ‘Allah killed him’ to ‘Goodbye friend’
After coming under fire for his initial tweets that Allah took Karpal Singh’s life in order to help advance the implementation of hudud in Malaysia, Zulkifli Noordin is now singing a different tune about his “friend’.
In his latest tweets, he wrote: “To Karpal, your roar for the poor and your voice against injustice, either in Parliament or in court will be missed by many. Goodbye my friend!”
In another tweet, the former Kulim-Bandar Baharu MP stated: “To my friend Gobind Singh Deo and family, do accept my deepest condolence. I am sure Karpal’s name will be tinted in gold in the history of Malaysia!”
Zulkifli also urged the opposition to respect the DAP leader’s passing and not to politicise the issue.
This morning, the former Perkasa vice-president, who is no stranger to putting his foot in his mouth, tweeted: “At a time when the PAS Kelantan government wants to implement hudud with the help of Umno, Allah made Karpal die because he was its foremost opponent!”
“May the struggle to implement hudud in Kelantan succeed. Thank God for the unity between PAS and Umno, and with Karpal no longer around, I believe the path is becoming clearer!”
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/260261
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Inilah sikap sesetengah pemimpin Melayu yang kononnya mahu mempertahankan Islam.
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WE GRIEVE BUT ZULKIFLI NORDIN, REJOICES.
ZULKIFLI NORDIN, PERKASA = BIGOT! RACIST!
On Twitter, he said that Allah has killed off Karpal.
The former PKR Bandar Baru Kulim MP’s remark on Twitter drew immediate condemnation, with some Twitter users calling him “insensitive” and “worse than an animal.”
“Karpal Singh is the sign of political righteousness.You are sign of Political Satanism @limkitsiang @teresakok @staronline,” said MIC strategic director S. Vell Paari using his Twitter account @vellpaari.
One Twitter user, @termosrudin replied to Zulkifli saying “Allah loves the late Karpal more (Allah lebih sayangkan Allahyarham)”.
Perkasa’s Zul Noordin celebrates Karpal’s death as clearing path for hudud
The Malay Mail Online
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — As Malaysians mourn the loss of veteran lawmaker Karpal Singh, Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Noordin instead said the DAP leader’s passing removes a major obstacle towards implementing hudud or Islamic penal law in the country.
Karpal’s resistance to the implementation of hudud law has been well-documented and has often placed him at loggerheads with political allies from Islamist party PAS.“The Kelantan PAS government wants to enforce hudud law with the help of Umno. Allah has killed off Karpal who was the major opponent of its implementation! (Dlm keadaan kemelut Krjn PAS Klntn mau mlaksanakn hudud dgn bantuan UMNO, Allah tlh mmatikn Karpal yg mnjadi pnentang utama prlaksanaannya!)” he wrote using his Twitter handle @zulkiflinoordin.
Karpal had been one of the staunchest opponents to repeated attempts to introduce Islamic law in Malaysia.
One of his most iconic quotes is: “An Islamic state over my dead body”.
ACCIDENT BETWEEN KARPAL SINGH’S CAR AND A 5-TONNE LORRY NEAR GUA TEMPURUNG:
KARPAL SINGH:DEAD.
C. MICHAEL, HIS ASSISTANT: DEAD.
RAMKARPAL, SON OF KARPAL SINGH: HURT
C. SELVAM, DRIVER: HURT
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Malaysiakini
10:57AM Apr 17, 2014
An emotional and teary morning
It was an emotional and teary morning at the Ipoh Hospital’s Forensic Department as Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh’s body arrived for a post-mortem at 7.20am.
Karpal’s body will be taken back to his family home in Penang today and he is expected to be cremated at the Sikh cremation hall on Jalan Gurdwara at 11am on Sunday.
Though he appeared distraught as he himself had been admitted to hospital in Kuala Lumpur recently, Gobind was calm and collected as he took questions from the army of reporters who have come to the hospital from Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang.
She was speechless but her pain was apparent as many approach her to offer condolences, as they hugged her and held her tight.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/260251
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Malaysian Insider photo
Police inspect the Toyota Alphard owned by the late Karpal Singh at the Gopeng police station today. The Bukit Gelugor MP and veteran DAP leader was killed when his car collided with a five–tonne lorry near Gua Tempurung, Perak, on the North-South Expressway early this morning. – The Malaysian Insider by Afif Abd Halim, April 17, 2014.
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Free Malaysia Today
Fighting for justice till the very end
The ‘Tiger of Jelutong’ was on his way to Penang for yet another court case.
OBITUARY
GEORGE TOWN: Karpal Singh, the remarkable lawyer and the indefatigable fighter for justice was killed in a road accident doing what he knows best. He was on the way from KL to Penang to represent yet another client.
Even at 73, Karpal’s stamina for the law was legendary. He flits between parliament and court during the week, and on weekends he is at his Bukit Gelugor constituency.
His son Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo said his father left Hospital Pantai Bangsar, where he had been admitted since Monday, about 10.15pm last night.
Gobind said he told his father to travel to Penang the next morning but Karpal was adamant that he had to be in Penang the next morning for the court case.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/04/17/fighting-for-justice-till-the-very-end/
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NST
KAMPAR: Initial urine test conducted on the lorry driver, whose lorry was involved in a crash with Karpal Singh’s MPV, has been tested positive for ganja.
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NST
Karpal Singh’s Death: Karpal’s residence filled with mourners
GEORGE TOWN: The late veteran lawyer Karpal Singh’s residence at Jalan Utama has slowly been filling up with mourners since 7am today.
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Star photo
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/17/Karpal-Singh-dies-car-accident/
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NST photo
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We can all be Karpal Singh. Let us embrace and further his legacy for a better world. He was loyal (unsurprising in a Sikh, I hear you say), learned (as lawyers are expected to be, you say), courageous (to be expected from a warrior race), honest to the core, humble (like every poor Malaysian), resolute, upright, courteous, and not fascinated by money (unlike many). But he was all these things and more. He had class and he loved all Malaysians. Karpal Singh wanted all to be treated as children of this land. If we can inspire ourselves to be like him, this will be a happier world.