Lawyer karpal singh biography meaning

Karpal Singh a/l Ram Singh (born June 28, 1940) is a Malaysian politician and a lawyer by profession.

Lawyer karpal singh biography meaning

He is the current chairman of the Democratic Action Party and a member of Parliament for Bukit Gelugor, Penang. He won the seat in the 2004 general election. He is an ethnic Punjabi and a prominent lawyer in Malaysia, well known for his expertise in the field of litigation.

His reputation has earned him the nickname “Tiger of Jelutong”.

Singh defended the Australian drug trafficker Kevin Barlow who was executed in Malaysia in 1986.

Suspension for “misleading Parliament”

On the 7 September 2004, Karpal Singh was given the choice of apologizing within 3 days and face 10 days of suspension or suspension from Parliament with all privileges such as allowances stripped from him, for a period of 6 months.

Karpal had earlier told returning MPs that they had to raise their right hand when speaking the oath of office. Parliament determined that there was no such requirement and subsequen