Penang to give Karpal funeral with state honours

Kar Pa Sin

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 The ceremony, open to the public, will be held at the Dewan Sri Pinang in Light Street on Sunday from 9am to 11am, and his casket will be draped with the Penang flag.It will leave for United Hokkien Cemetery, Batu Gantong, Penang.

"With his passing, the DAP has lost an upstanding and outstanding leader, the nation lost a brilliant legal mind and the people a fearless 'tiger' with an indomitable spirit who stood up for the poor, weak, defenseless and dispossessed.

"He will forever be remembered as a Malaysian patriot who stood valiantly for justice, integrity and freedom without fear or favour," Lim said.

The wake is currently being held at Karpal's residence in 144A, Jalan Utama, 10450 Penangbeginning 3pm Thursday.

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His cortege will leave for Dewan Sri Pinang on Sunday for the state-level funeral before cremation at the Batu Gantong crematorium.

Family members carrying his casket and loading it into the funeral car outside the mortuary at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak

Karpal has eight grandson and three granddaughters.

The youngest grandchild is Sahara, 1 1/2 years old.

Grandchildren:

Aakshay Singh Deo

Rohith Sing Deo

Armaan Singh Deo

Jadyn Jhan Karpal Singh Deo

Kheeshan Karpal Singh Deo

Kayden Karpal Singh Deo

Neshaan Karpal Singh Deo

Johrran Singh Deo

AArya Kaur Sandhu

Zorravvr Singh Sandu

Sahara Kaur Sandu

Wife: Gurmit Kaur

Children: Spouse

Jagdeep Singh Deo: Belindar Bhar

Gobind  Singh Deo: Sangeeta Kaur Sidhu

Ramkarpal Singh

Sangeet Kaur Deo:Dr. Simmrat Singh

Mankarpal Singh Deo

Karpal Singh's sons carry his coffin

PETALING JAYA - The Tiger will take one last journey through the roads of Penang before being laid to rest on Sunday. Xavier Secondary School after which the procession will disperse and the Cortege will head on to the crematorium in Bukit Gantung. Chow explained that the vehicle route starts from Lebuh Farquhar, straight to Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Jalan Larut, Jalan Burma, Jalan Pangkor, Jalan Perak, Jalan Macalister, Jalan Residensi, Jalan Utama, left to Scotland Road, straight until traffic junction, turn left into Jalan Batu Gantung and finally to the Crematorium at the end of the road where he will be laid to rest.

Karpal's ashes will be scattered in the sea on Monday morning.

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Thursday April 17, 2014 MYT 3:36:00 AM Karpal Singh dies in car accident

PENANG (April 17): DAP stalwart and Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh and his assistant was killed in an accident at KM306 of the North-South Highway near Gua Tempurung at about 1am.

His son, Ram Karpal was injured in the crash along with an unidentified driver of the Toyota Alphard but both not seriously. However, an Indonesian woman believed to be a maid was critically injured.

Michael Cornelius, the loyal assistant who has been attending to Karpal's needs since he was wheelchair bound in a 2005 accident was also killed. He was 39 years old.

Police identified the Indian national by his travel document C. Selvam Edayatti Pangayam Vellu.

They were on their way to Penang from Kuala Lumpur for a court case when the luxury MPV, according to police, hit the rear of a lorry that was said to be travelling slowly.

Ram, the driver and the maid are being treated at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh.

The bodies of Karpal and Cornelius have also been sent to the same hospital.

The driver and co-driver of the lorry are being questioned by police.

Among those at the hospital was Penang Chief Minister and DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng.

Both Karpal's and Cornelius' remains are expected to be taken to the former's home in Georgetown at 3pm today.

Karpal, 74 leaves his wife Gurmit and five children.

Karpal's funeral is expected to take place on Sunday, while plans for Cornelius is still uncertain as his family may want his body to be returned to India for the final rites.

Karpal's son Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo meanwhile tweeted about his father's passing: "With deep regret I announce the passing of my father YB Karpal Singh. Details will follow".

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak meanwhile also conveyed his condolences: "I have just landed at Ankara when I heard the news that YB Karpal Singh died in a road accident . My condolences to the family".

Karpal had stepped down as DAP chairman on March 29 following his conviction for sedition where he was fined RM4,000, and risked losing his seat.

He had become wheelchair bound following an accident in Penang on Jan 28, 2005. 

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 DAP leader Karpal Singh died after the vehicle he was travelling in was involved in a crash near Gopeng, Perak on the North-South highway at 1.30am

 In 2005, Karpal was involved in an accident which left him paralysed and wheelchair-bound. He was returning to his home in Penang when a car hit his taxi at the rear.

It was believed that 74-year-old Bukit Gelugor MP was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Penang to attend a court hearing later in the morning when the accident occurred

 His son Gobind Singh Deo, when contacted, confirmed that Karpal had died on the spot in the accident.
Gobind, who is Puchong MP, added that he was in Kuala Lumpur at the time of incident and will be heading to the accident site.

 Karpal graduated from University of Singapore and started his law practice before becoming a DAP politician in 1978.

 The Toyota Alphard, he was in along with three passengers including his son Ramkarpal, was believed to have collided with a lorry before going out of control

 "My brother Ram is slightly injured but we are trying to get through to him," he said when contacted at 3.30am.

"His assistant Michael (Selvam) was also killed in the accident while the driver is critically injured.

 He recently stepped down as DAP chairman pending his appeal against a sedition charge of uttering seditious words against the Sultan of Perak in 2009.

The impact of the crash at about 1am killed the prominent lawyer and his assistant, C Michael, on the spot. Karpal's son, Ramkarpal, and the car's driver, C Selvam, were injured.

 Passers-by looking at the wreckage after the accident.  - Starpic by SAIFUL BAHRI

The car in which Karpal was travelling in during the crash near Gopeng, Perak. - Starpic by SAIFUL BAHRI

KAMPAR: Bukit Gelugor MP and veteran DAP leader Karpal Singh was killed when the car he was travelling in collided with a five-tonne lorry near Gua Tempurung on the North South Expressway here early Thursday.
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17/4/2014 l/k jam 0100hrs d km 301.6U (Kawasan Gua Tempurung ) 1 kmlg maut melibatkan 1 m/kar MPV Alphard KS 9898 (VIP) langgar bucu sebelah kiri m/ lori WTL9909 yg jalan perlahan d lorong kiri mnyebabkan m/kar Alphard mgalami kerosakan teruk. Terdapat 4 orang penumpang dlm m/kar. 2 mangsa maut d tempat kejadian dan 2 mangsa cedera parah. Butir butir maut - 1) Karpal Singh (pengerusiDAP dan MP Gelugor) dan 2) nama C Selvam edayatti pangayam vellu . Bomba sedang mnyelamatkan mangsa di tmpt kjdian. Keadaan llintas terkwal cuaca baik.