GEORGE TOWN, April 19 — A newly-built park facing the sea along Jelutong here will be renamed after the late Karpal Singh, Lim Guan Eng announced today.
The Penang chief minister said the promenade near Jalan Sungai Pinang will be renamed “Karpal Singh Drive” in honour of the DAP veteran who was killed in a car crash April 16.
“The IJM promenade will be renamed Karpal Singh Drive or Persiaran Karpal Singh in Malay.
“It will be 0.8km long and is located next to the first Penang bridge,” he told reporters here today.
DAP leaders and Karpal Singh's family members are seen draping the Penang flag on Karpal’s casket during the wake at his home in Penang, April 19, 2014. — Pictures by Saw Siow Feng
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (second from left) and Gurmit Kaur (second from right), the late Karpal Singh's wife, holds up a map depicting the promenade near Jalan Sungai Pinang which will be renamed ‘Karpal Singh Drive’. — Pictures by Saw Siow Feng
Gurmit Kaur (centre), wife of the late Karpal Singh speaks during a press conference at Jalan Utama, Penang, April 19, 2014. — Pictures by Saw Siow Feng
Members of the public queue to pay their last respects to Karpal Singh, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang offers his condolences to Karpal Singh’s wife Gurmit Kaur, at their home in Penang, April 18, 2014. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng
A man hugs Gobind Singh Deo, son of Karpal Singh, at their home in Penang, April 18, 2014. . — Picture by Saw Siow Feng
Karpal Singh's eldest brother, Baksis Singh, 80, and wife Narenjer Kaur,77, stand next to a garland of flowers dedicated to Karpal Singh at the wake, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng
A woman lights a candle on top of posters of Karpal Singh at a candelight vigil held at the Esplanade, Penang, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Men light candles on top of posters of Karpal Singh at a candelight vigil held at the Esplanade, Penang, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Malaysians hold a candlelight vigil to mark the passing of Karpal Singh at the Esplanade, Penang, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Members of the public queue to pay their last respects to Karpal Singh, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim pay their respects to Karpal at his wake, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A woman looks at a collage made up of photos of Karpal Singh at the wake, April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Mourners write condolence messages at the wake for Karpal Singh at his home in Penang, April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
DAP leaders and Karpal Singh's family members put the DAP flag on top the casket at the wake at his home in Penang, April 18,2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Karpal Singh's family set up a donation box in memory of his aide Michael Cornelius, April 18 2014. —Picture by K.E. Ooi
A woman stands next to a garland of flowers dedicated to Karpal Singh at the wake, on April 18, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A tribute to Karpal Singh is projected on a screen during the Reformasi 2.0 rally as a mark of respect for Karpal's passing on April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Karpal Singh’s wife, Gurmit Kaur, is seen hugging their grandchildren next to his casket at their home in Penang, April 18, 2014. ― Picture by K.E. Ooi
A man is seen crying after paying his last respects to Karpal Singh in Penang, April 18, 2014. ― Picture by K.E. Ooi
DAP’s Lim Kit Siang paying his last respects to Karpal Singh on the second day of his wake at his home in Penang, April 18, 2014. ― Picture by K.E. Ooi
Gobind Singh Deo shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at Karpal's family home in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E.Ooi
Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar writes a message of condolence at Karpal’s wake at his home in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Gobind Singh Deo talks to a friend who came to pay his last respects to his father in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E.Ooi
A large crowd gathers outside Karpal Singh's house on the morning of April 17, 2014 after hearing the news of Karpal Singh’s death. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A member of the public taking a picture of the plaque with Karpal Singh’s name on it at his house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A helper arranging the flowers sent by friends and supporters to Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A family friend attending the wake at Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Family and friends attending the wake at Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A flower garland adorns a plaque at Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Family members consoling each other at Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
PAS vice president Mohd Sabu together with Penang PAS leaders arrive at Karpal Singh's house to pay their last respects April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pays his last respects to Karpal Singh at his home in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Karpal Singh’s wife Gurmit Kaur is helped by family members as she arrives home together with his body in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Karpal Singh’s body arrives at his home in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Jagdeep Singh Deo (left) and Gobind Singh Deo (right) carry the casket of their father into their house in Penang after arriving from Ipoh on April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
The DAP flag is seen flying at half mast at its Penang headquarters as a mark of respect for the late Karpal Singh on April 17, 2015. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A supporter hangs a wreath on the fence of Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Mahalingam puts flowers on a plaque at Karpal Singh’s house after hearing the news in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
Curious onlookers peep through the fencing of Karpal Singh’s house in Penang, April 17, 2014. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
A visibly distraught Gurmit Kaur, who was present together with Lim, thanked the Penang government for the announcement and for assisting in the funeral preparations.
“The Tiger of Jelutong now has a road named after him in Jelutong,” Karpal’s wife said, struggling to finish her sentence.
Today is the last day of Karpal’s wake at his house along Jalan Utama where the public can pay their last respects until 11pm tonight.
Crowds have started gathering to pay their last respects as early as 8am today.
The whole road continued to be jammed up as traffic slowed down near Karpal’s house due to the growing crowd spilling onto the road.
Flower wreaths and other tributes from paintings to artworks depicting Karpal’s face next to a tiger were crammed all around the compound of the double-storey bungalow.
Canopies were also set up across the road from the house for the overwhelming numbers of flower wreaths from various organizations, individuals and parties.
The late Bukit Gelugor MP was killed in a car crash at about 1.10am on April 16 after the car he was travelling in collided with a lorry.
He will be accorded a funeral with state honours where the state flag is flown at half-mast until his cremation.
Tomorrow, the cortège will leave the house at 8am to make it’s way to Dewan Sri Pinang on Lebuh Light for a public ceremony.
The ceremony at Dewan Sri Pinang is from 9am to 11am to allow the public to pay their last respects to the man fondly remembered as the “Tiger of Jelutong”.
The cortège will go on a short procession around several places that marked milestones in Karpal’s life that includes the Penang High Court, his legal firm in Green Hall, the Penang state legislative assembly on Lebuh Light and his alma mater St Xavier’s Institution on Farquhar Street.
After the procession, the cortège will head to the Batu Gantung crematorium for the final funeral rites.