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Aryadan Muhammed, a former minister, and veteran Congress leader passed away on Sunday at a local private medical hospital. He was 87. Around 7:40 am, word of his passing was announced to the nation. For more than one week, he had already been receiving therapy. For the people to pay their respects, his remains will be preserved at his Nilambur home. The funerals will take place on Monday at 9:00 am at Mukatta Valiya Juma Mosque.
Key Takeaways
- Aryadan Muhammed, a veteran Kerala cabinet and prominent Congress politician, died on Sunday at 87.
- Muhammed passed away in the morning while receiving medication at a hospital in Kozhikode.
- Muhammed, a famous Muslim symbol of the Party in Malayalam, was voted to the state Legislature 8 times from Malappuram’s Nilambur seat.
- He’d been a minister for four attributes.
- He served as electricity minister in the Oommen Chandy ministry during the Congress ministry from 2011 to 2016.
Early life of Aryadan Muhammed
The eldest of Aryadan Unni and Kadiyumma’s 9 children, Aryadan was born on May 15, 1935. He attended Nilambur Government Manavedan High School and captained the varsity football team.
Trade unionism was the route he took into politics. He became the leader of the Wandoor Farka Congress committee in 1959. He was chosen as the Kozhikode District Congress Commission’s chairman in 1960. In 1962, he was admitted to the Kerala Provincial Assembly Committee. He was elected DCC head in 1969 when the District of Malappuram was established. Since 1978, he has been the KPCC chairman. Aryadan ran in the Malayalam Legislative elections in 1965 & 1967, but K Kunjali defeated him. He was incarcerated on July 28, 1969, as just an alleged offender in the Kunjali homicide investigation. The High Court ultimately acquitted him.
Political Entry
He initially entered the Legislature in 1977 after winning the Nilambur election. In 1980, he was a member of Left Front Group A. Aryadan unsuccessfully ran for the Legislative Council from Ponnani. However, he was appointed that year to the Left Front government under E K Nayanar as the minister of Labour and Forestry. As a consequence of Aryadan’s victory over Mullappally Ramachandran in the by-election, C Haridas was forced to resign from his post as an MLA. He was defeated by T K Hamsa in 1982, though.
Aryadan won every election from Nilambur from 1987 until 2011. He was appointed to the tourist ministry in the A K Antony ministry in 1995. Aryadan held the position of minister of power in the Democratic administration of Oommen Chandy between 2005 to 2011. He made a considerable commitment to the prosperity of the state. He oversaw the adoption of farm labour retirement and jobless insurance in 1980 while acting in the employment ministry.
Underneath the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, he provided energy to the mountainous regions in 2005 while serving as the minister of power. 2011 saw the implementation of plans to address inadequate voltage issues in the Malabar area, particularly Malappuram. He additionally took the effort to establish electricity in forested tribal settlements.
CM Offers his Condolences
Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister, expressed sympathy for Aryadan Muhammad’s passing. He recalled the older Congressman as having consistently defended secularist principles. According to Pinarayi, “Aryadan was a politician who operated both in harmony and conflict with the Left side.”
Aryadan, a well-known lawmaker, was exceptionally skilled at passionately arguing his points in front of the Assembly. A N Shamseer, the speaker, also praised the leader’s secular principles. “Aryadan Muhammed was a renowned lawmaker and well-liked politician who led the way in defending secular viewpoints. I send my heartfelt sympathies to his families, colleagues, and party members,” Shamseer remarked.
Facts about Aryadan Muhammad
- Trade-union politics allowed Aryadan Muhammad to get into politics.
- 8 times, he successfully elected the Nilambur Assembly member.
- He was a figure in the Legislature before, and he still is, yet he achieved his first MLA campaign by beating a party candidate.
Aryadan Muhammad's political career
- 2011
As in the third Oommen Chandy administration in 2011, the ministry of transportation and energy.
- 2004
Oommen Chandy’s Government in 2004 had an electricity ministry.
- 1998
chosen to serve as the Government Accounts Commission (1998-2001)
- 1995
1995 Ministry of Ak Antony Minister of Labour and Tourism.
- 1980
Nilambur resident who won a seat in the Malayalam Legislative Council and held it till 2016. Using the same constituency, he secured 8 elections for the parliament.
Aryadan joined Congress
In 1952, Aryadan entered the Congress, and then in 1958, he was elected to the Malayalam Pradesh Congress Committee. Additionally, he was an INTUC government leader and the head of the district of Kerala congress committee.
Aryadan had been one of the suspected suspects in the 1969 slaying of communist leader K Kunhali. The court did not convict him.
Political figures in the state were also mourning Aryadan Muhammad’s passing. V D Satheesan, the head of the opposition, said Aryadan would be regarded as a superb legislator. “I see him as my political guru. He taught me about the budget and the constitution. He was well-versed in the legislation, the man claimed. Aryadan allegedly attempted to provide Congress with the advantage against the IUML in Kerala, according to lawmaker Sebastian Paul.
History of Aryadan Muhammad's elections
Beginning in 1965, Aryadan Muhammad has been involved in elections. At 30, he faces off against CPIM nominee Kunjali but falls short of victory. A similar thing occurred in 1967. Later, for the very first occasion, in 1977, he attended the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He replicated this in the 1980 bi-election, winning handily with a margin of victory of 17841. However, T.K. Hamsa defeated Aryadan Mohammed in 1981 by 1566 votes. However, Aryadan Muhammad has never tasted defeat’s terrible aftertaste since. In each election since 1987, he was elected to the Nilambur seat. He also held many ministerial positions in Kerala. He served in the employment and forestry ministry in the E. K. Nayanar government, the labour and tourist ministry in the A. K. Antony government, and the electricity department in the Oommen Chandy administration.
Additionally, in 2009, Aryadan Muhammad received the KM Seethi Sahib Legacy Brotherhood Award. Aryadan ran in seven elections for the Kerala legislature. Aryadan triumphed in this campaign for the ninth time, beating M. Thomas Mathew by 5598 votes, and he was appointed Minister of Power under Oommen Chandy, in 2011.
