IUML Kerala Chief Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal no more

The arrangements to take the body to his home town are being made now, a senior office bearer of the IUML told PTI.State ministers V Sivankutty and Saji Cheriyan condoled the demise of the IUML supremo.As a senior figure in state politics, he used to maintain close association with everyone and had everyones respect. The demise of Thangal is a great loss to the socio-cultural life of Kerala, Cheriyan said in his message.

Kerala State President of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, died at a private hospital here on Sunday, family sources said.

He was 74.

Thangal was under treatment for various health related ailments at a private hospital in Angamaly near here.

''He passed away shortly after 12 in the afternoon. The arrangements to take the body to his home town are being made now,'' a senior office bearer of the IUML told PTI.

State ministers V Sivankutty and Saji Cheriyan condoled the demise of the IUML supremo.

''As a senior figure in state politics, he used to maintain close association with everyone and had everyone's respect. The demise of Thangal is a great loss to the socio-cultural life of Kerala,'' Cheriyan said in his message.