IUML Kerala legislator Razak dead
kasargod (kerala) — Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA, P B Abdul Razak died of heart attack at a private hospital here, family sources said on Saturday. He was 63. Razak, who was admitted to the hospital three days ago died in the early hours of Friday, they said.
He was undergoing treatment for heart-related ailments.
Razak is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
The IUML leader represented Manjeshwaram constituency in the district in the state assembly. He was an MLA since 2011.
Razak, the party’s national executive member, started his political stint as an active worker of the IUML in 1967.
In the 2016 Assembly polls, he won with a margin of 89 votes when he defeated senior BJP leader K. Surendran. His death comes at a time when an election petition filed by Surendran was being currently heard in the Kerala High Court.
Malappuram Lok Sabha member and veteran IUML leader P.K. Kunhalikutty said Razak, a successful businessman, rose from the ranks of the party, and was liked by all.
Meanwhile, expressing sorrow at the demise of Razak, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the IUML leader always stood for the development of his constituency and Kasargod district.
The IUML is a partner in the Congress-led UDF opposition in the state. —