Manjeshwaram MLA PB Abdul Razak dies at 63

He breathed his last at a private hospital in Kasaragod.

Kasaragod: Manjeshwaram MLA P B Abdul Razak passed away on Saturday. He was 63. He was the IUML national executive member.

He was undergoing treatment for heart ailments. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Kasaragod around 5.30 am.

He had twice represented Manjeshwaram constituency. He had been a legislative member since 2011. During the 2016 assembly elections, he had won with a narrow margin of 85 votes. Abdul Razak had received 56,870 votes while rival K Surendran of BJP got 56,781 votes.

PB Abdul Razak with Congress leader AK Antony (C).

Abdul Razak began his political stint as an IUML activist in 1967. He was the Chengala panchayat president for seven years.

Abdul Razak with his family

He is survived by wife Safiya, children Shafeeq, Saira, Shyla and Shyma.