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由行動黨舉辦的追思會，週四（24日）在隆雪華堂舉行，禮堂內已經擠滿人潮。
追思會現場佈置簡約莊嚴，舞台中央也置放卡巴星的大型遺照。
由于座位已滿，部分民眾也選擇站在禮堂兩側，或在外觀看大屏幕。
下圖為行動黨國會領袖林吉祥（中）在緬懷昔日戰友時低頭不語，左起則是淨選盟前主席拿督安碧嘉以及卡巴星次子兼蒲種區國會議員哥賓星。
出席追思會的民眾也在卡巴星遺照前獻花，以表心意。
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Malaysian Insider
3,000 turn up at emotional memorial service for Karpal
BY LEE SHI-IAN
April 25, 2014
A woman in the crowd holds a poster of the late Karpal Singh during a memorial event held at the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall yesterday. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, April 25, 2014.
t was a night of mixed emotions at a memorial for the late Karpal Singh which was attended by more than 3,000 people at the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall yesterday.
There were tears, laughter, defiance, grief and above all, respect from those who begin arriving as early as 6pm to pay their respects to the late veteran lawyer and politician affectionately known as the “Tiger of Jelutong”.
Young and old, Malaysians from all walks of life came to honour the memory of Karpal who died in a road accident last Thursday along with his trusted aide, Michael Cornelius.
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By 7.20pm, the hall was packed to its capacity with some 3,000 people. Many sat on the floor after all available seats were filled. Others stood at the entrance when there was no more room in the hall.
A thunderous applause rocked the hall when the emcees, who spoke in Mandarin, English and Hindi, announced the arrival of Karpal’s son, Gobind Singh Deo. Some shouted “DAP! Karpal!” as others clapped.
The memorial service kicked off with a speech from Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai, who criticised Barisan Nasional for not attending.
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hen former National Human Rights Society president Malik Imtiaz Sarwar took to the stage and reminisced about his childhood days growing up with Karpal’s children.
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Former Bersih chairperson Datuk S. Ambiga, in her tribute to Karpal said: “The thousands who are (here) tonight, the thousands who came on Sunday, that was the biggest tribute and honour of all for Karpal.”
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MSN News
Updated: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:30:00 GMT | By The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia Education Ministry says no to use of school hall for Karpal’s memorial service.
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The organisers for Karpal Singh’s memorial service, DAP, said today the Education Ministry has denied it the use of SJKC Chung Kwo hall in Jalan Loke Yew on the grounds that it was a political event.
The organisers for Karpal Singh’s memorial service, DAP, said today the Education Ministry has denied it the use of SJKC Chung Kwo hall in Jalan Loke Yew on the grounds that it was a political event. The Bukit Gelugor MP and veteran lawyer died in a car crash last Thursday.
Acting DAP chairman Tan Kok Wai said at a press conference that prior to this, the party had always used the school hall for various programmes, but was informed by the school authorities today that the ministry had rejected the application.
“We submitted the request on Monday, but at 9am today, it was rejected,” Tan told reporters at the DAP headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
The party had often used the hall for its fund-raising activities and had also raised funds for the construction of the school hall.
Tan, however, did not blame the school authorities as they had to abide by the ministry’s orders.
Instead, he said that this appeared to be a political agenda by the Barisan Nasional government.
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