INL Kerala Prez S A Puthiyavalappil passes away

Kannur, Sept 28: Indian National League State president Syed Alavi Puthiyavalappil, popularly known as S A Puthiyavalappil, died due to cardiac arrest at his own house at Thalassery in the early hours. INL is one of the ally of Left Democratic Front. He was 72 and survived by wife Aysha and four children, including two sons. The funeral function will be held at Odathil mosque near Thalassery in this evening. The body was shifted to his ancestral house at Thalassery so that people can pay last respects. He was the INL state president since 2004 and also served as the General Secretary during 1998. He was contested for INL from Koothuparamba constituency as LDF candidate in 2011 assembly election, but lost to K P Mohanan of Socialist Janatha (Democratic), an ally of UDF for just 3,303 votes. His father CKP Cheriya Mamukoya, who was also a Indian Union Muslim League leader, S A Puthiya Valapil, also served as the MSF, state general secretary in 1963. He also served as the chairman on Cheruvannur steels and the vice chairman of the governing body of Sir Syed College at Thaliparamba. UNI