Veteran Congress leader Aryadan Muhammed passed away in Kerala’s Kozhikode at the age of 87 on Sunday. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the last week. His funeral will be held on Monday at 9 am.

• Muhammed, a prominent Muslim face of Congress in Kerala, had got elected to the state Assembly eight times from the Nilambur constituency in Malappuram.
• He had served as a minister for four terms. During the Congress regime from 2011 to 2016, he had been power minister in the Oommen Chandy government.