Kerala pays final homage to E Ahamed
His body was buried in the exclusive zone allotted to the Arakkal Dynasty with the family's permission.
Kozhikode: Thousands paid homage to Indian Union Muslim League national president E Ahamed MP, here, on Thursday. The last rites of the son of the soil were held at City Juma Masjid with state honours. Panakkad Hyderali Shihab Thangal led the funeral prayer. An array of prominent political leaders and others witnessed the funeral. Minister Kadannappally Ramachandran laid a wreath for the state. In honour of Ahamed, Kannur district and the Union territory of Mahe observed a ‘dawn to dusk’ hartal, exempting vehicles. All shops and business establishments remained closed.
His body was buried in the exclusive zone allotted to the Arakkal Dynasty with the family's permission. The body brought to Thana in Kannur from Kozhikode towards midnight on Wednesday was laid for public to pay last respects at Corporation ground and later at Deenul Islam Higher Secondary School. In the commemoration meeting held later at Deenul Islam Sabha Higher Secondary School, an array of leaders including KPCC president V.M. Sudheeran participated.
His body was laid to allow public pay homage at his official residence near Teen Murti Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vice-president Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and others paid homage. The public was allowed to pay their last respects at Haj House, Karipur, and League House, Kozhikode, where thousands of people attended the Janaza prayer held on the beach.
Ahamed collapsed in Parliament after a cardiac arrest on Tuesday and was brought to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, where he died in the wee hours of Wednesday. The IUML has postponed its all public programmes scheduled up to February 3, IUML state general secretary K.P.A. Majeed said.
IUML unlikely to pursue ‘injustice’ to Ahamed
Though protest is fuming among the IUML cadres on the ill treatment meted out to the kith and kin of IUML national president E Ahamed while he was admitted at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, the leadership is of the opinion that it is not wise to pursue the case arrogantly. Though there were series of informal discussions among leaders after the burial of the leader on Thursday, there was no consensus on the issue. IUML state general secretary KPA Majeed told DC that the party is not interested to fan out any emotions on the issue. “There were few confusions and the past is past”, he said.