KAMPAR: DAP veteran leader Karpal Singh was killed in a
road accident when the car he was travelling in rammed into the side of a
lorry at the North South Expressway here early this morning.
Also killed in the accident was his assistant Michael Cornandez, while
two others, his son, Ram Singh and an Indonesian maid were seriously
injured.
The accident happened at Km 301.6 of the NSE, near the deadly Gua Tempurung stretch.
The four were travelling inside a Toyota Alphard at that time.
Born in Penang to an Indian Punjabi immigrant father, Karpal read law at the University of Singapore.
In both courtrooms and parliament, he is known as a controversial figure.
He has been suspended from parliament numerous times, charged for
sedition, and has been detained under Malaysia's internal security laws.
His reputation as a lawyer and opposition politician has earned him the nickname "the Tiger of Jelutong".
Karpal's political career began in 1970 when he joined the DAP. He won a seat in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly in 1974.
He was first elected to parliament in 1978 as the representative for
Jelutong, Penang, and held the seat for more than 20 years until losing
it in 1999. He returned to parliament after he won in the 2008 general
election.
A motor vehicle accident in 2005 has since left Karpal using a
wheelchair and with neuromotor problems in his right arm. Despite this,
he continued his legal and political careers.
DAP
veteran leader Karpal Singh was killed in a road accident when the car
he was travelling in rammed into the side of a lorry at the North South
Expressway near Kampar, Perak early this morning. NSTP/Supian Ahmad
New Straits Times
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