Karpal's mission is accomplished, says widow Gurmit Kaur

For Gurmit Kaur, the wife of the late Karpal Singh, May 10 this year is a very special day.

"On this date, we changed the government. It has become historical, a new Malaysia was born on my birthday," she said in a moving message on her Facebook.

"I turned 70 on this date. This was the best birthday gift for me from Karpal because I know he has a hand in this victory," she added.

"My inner sense tells me that if we won, it was not only with the hard work put in by the Pakatan Harapan and the rakyat but we certainly had a spiritual hand in the whole campaign."

Gurmit said God works in mysterious ways. From God's hand, Karpal moved the nation on to form a new government.

She said the country was Karpal's passion and he made endless sacrifices, such as leaving to go back home and get blessings from God to see the country move on.

On this, she was referring to Karpal's untimely and tragic death on April 17, 2014, in a car accident in Kampar, Perak.

"With his blessings, I joined in the GE14 campaign. I’m so overjoyed today that finally, his mission has been accomplished," Gurmit said.

According to her, Karpal had always said ‘We are dealing with animals. Only God can save us from the devil.’

She said this would not have happened without Karpal’s intervention from Heaven.

"May his soul rest in peace.

"Finally, his mission is accomplished. But for him to leave us to carry on his fight has created a big void in my life and the void will always remain.

"Today I’m a proud mother of not only five accomplished children but I’m also a proud Malaysian," Gurmit said.

On May 9, Pakatan Harapan, which Karpal helped to build, swept the country to power in a landslide victory that nearly decimated the BN and saw former prime minister Najib Razak toppled from his seat.

The new government has installed Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who ditched his former party Umno and formed Bersatu, which subsequently became Harapan's ally and helped deliver a stunning knockout blow to BN's 61-year rule. - Mkini