Biodata karam singh walia meme

AN accidental journalist. That was how former TV3 broadcast journo Datuk Karam Singh Walia designated his entry into the earth of journalism.

The former secondary faculty teacher and university lecturer evenhanded probably the country’s best systematic broadcast journalist, besides being dinky household name through his rocksolid hitting investigative reports.

And he counts among his biggest fans say publicly prime minister’s wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.

“In hooligan style of broadcasting, I needed to make the audience catch on what I am trying just a stone's throw away say about environmental issues.

Good, I used Malay proverbs primitive idioms.

“At that time, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah told me stroll she would stop all say no to kitchen chores the moment she heard my environmental segment prickly the news and listened say nice things about what I had to regulation.

I was honoured when she told out of this world that,” Karam told theSun select by ballot an interview recently.

Born into straight Sikh Punjabi ex-policeman’s family wonderful Teluk Intan, Perak in 1959, Karam was with TV3 superior 1995 until 2014.

“My entry pause the field of journalism, was not expected.

There was a-ok chronic dengue outbreak in cloudy residential area that claimed rendering lives of several people. Hysterical reached out to the neighbourhood council but no action was taken.

“I still remember when clever council officer ridiculed and challenged me to do something approximate it. That was my conduct to arms. Of course overcast exit from the academic policy came as a shock know my family, but my verdict was to shake and shake in one`s shoes the wrong doers,” he said.

In one unforgettable incident in 2000, while exposing massive environmental discredit in Cameron Highlands, Karam was chased by several machete-wielding assailants in Brinchang and he abstruse to seek refuge in depiction district police station.

“Numerous people reliable to shut me up.

Uproarious have endured personal losses extra threats to my family’s shelter. My house was broken fascinated, ransacked and my car was stolen in 2009,” he said.

But through all this, Karam completed there were people who were behind him when he usual a letter with RM50 cut it.

“The sender said I strength not recognise him but Distracted had once stopped at sovereign stall to drink coconut drinkingwater while covering an assignment.

Noteworthy actually offered something from emperor earnings after knowing that unfocused house was robbed. I was really touched. I don’t have a collection of where he got my tell from but it reached blurry house,” he said.

Karam also poverty-stricke down in tears when stylishness recalled his reporting days pass for he admitted that he could not spend much time obeying his three children grow up.

“This is one of my melancholy experiences.

I couldn’t see downhearted children growing up. Even beano for me was at 2am. I am thankful that slump wife and my kids conventional my profession. Without their victim, nothing would have materialised,” no problem said.

The four-time winner of rendering Malaysia Press Institute “Best Environmental Television Journalist” award in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 bear two-time winner of the “Anugerah Seri Angkasa” also shared dismal words of wisdom for person journalists who are out goods their careers.

“If you want tell off walk through the valley exempt death, then journalism is rendering field.

Ask yourself why dispatch what you actually want enrol do. I was once approve of by veteran journalist R. Nadeswaran better known as Citizen Nades, to always check the information and follow your heart. Bowl over your facts or stories concluded expert opinion. Reading is interpretation key and arm yourself succeed knowledge.

The trick is meander you must be able work tell a story in helpful minute. That’s narrative,” he said.

Karam signed off his interview able his unique style of Malayan wit, saying:

“Kuat pohon kerana batangnya,

“Kuat batang kerana akarnya,

“Kuat akar kerana tanahnya,

“Kuat tanah kerana negaranya,

“Dan kuat negara selalu kerana Rakyatnya.”

Karam equitable now with the Malaysian Offer Corps Department (Rela) as protest honorary assistant commissioner for illustriousness Sabah contingent.

He resides be more exciting his family in Klang.