Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Union Muslim League President and prominent spiritual leader Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal passed away on Sunday ages 74.
He passed away at a private hospital at Angamali in Ernakulam district.
Thangal, who is also key leader in the Congress-led United Democratic Front, had been serving as the vice-president of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulema, an influential body of Muslim scholars in Kerala. He is the senior-most member of the Malappuram-based Panakkad Thangal family.
