“The family was not consulted when the shrine was set up in Perak,” Ramkarpal Singh said.
The shrine was set up by the Tian Feng Gong Temple in Teluk Intan on May 1.
Ramkarpal said the family was taken by surprise by the shrine devoted to his father.
“We don’t wish to offend any religion or tradition and prefer not to offer any comments on the matter,” he told Malaysiakini.
“The shrine was completed after it (the temple) managed to raise RM2,000, including contributions from a Sabahan devotee,” the Sin Chew Daily quoted the temple’s caretaker, Goh Chai Huat, as saying.
Karpal, who was Bukit Gelugor MP and DAP national chairperson, died in a car accident in Kampar on April 17, 2014. He was succeeded by his son Ramkarpal as Bukit Gelugor MP.