Senior Congress Leader Thalekunnil Basheer Dies At 79

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the demise of Basheer and said he upheld the values of Congress politics.

Senior Congress leader and former legislator and parliamentarian, Thalekunnil Basheer, passed away on Friday morning, family sources said.

Mr Basheer was 79.

"He left us early Friday morning at his residence in Vembayam," a senior Congress leader said.

The senior leader was under treatment for heart-related ailments for the past five years.