V. Abdurahiman

V. Abdurahiman is an Indian politician and the current MLA of Tanur.[2] He belongs to the political party Indian National League.

V. Abdurahiman

MLA
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
for Tanur
Assumed office
25 May 2016
Preceded byAbdurahiman Randathani
ConstituencyTanur (State Assembly constituency)
Personal details
BornTirur, Malappuram district, Kerala, India[1]
Political partyIndian National League
Spouse(s)Smt. Shajida Rahman[1]
ResidenceTirur, Kerala, India[1]

Early life

V. Abdurahiman is professionally a businessman and is married to Smt.Shajida Rahman. His birthplace is Pookayil, Tirur, a town in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Politics

Abdurahiman served as a Municipal Councilor in Tirur Municipality for 15 years. He held various positions including PCC executive committee member and former vice-chairman in Tirur Municipal Council. Later he left Indian National Congress and joined National Secular Conference. In the 2014 Indian general election, he contested at Ponnani constituency as an LDF candidate and was defeated by the sitting MP E. T. Muhammed Basheer.[3] In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he won from Tanur constituency as an NSC candidate.[4][5] Later when NSC merged with INL, he became the only sitting MLA of INL in the state.[6]

Controversy

In November 2020, Abdurahiman made an alleged anti-tribal remark during a press conference against Tirur MLA C Mammutty, inviting protests from tribal activists in Kerala.[7][8][9][10]

References
  1. "V.ABDURAHIMAN". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results". Kerala Legislature. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. DNA Web Team (22 April 2019). "Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates". DNA India. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. Staff Reporter (20 May 2016). "LDF bags 4 seats, UDF retains 12 in Malappuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. Special Currespondent (13 February 2019). "NSC completes merger with INL". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. Naha, Abdul Latheef (10 November 2020). "A long walk against an 'anti-tribal' remark". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. "Tribal activist walks 40 km barefoot in protest over racist remarks made by MLA". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. "Kerala activists demand apology from MLA for offensive remarks against Adivasis". The News Minute. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. "'നിങ്ങള്‍ ആദിവാസികളെ പഠപ്പിച്ചാല്‍ മതി'; ആക്ഷേപിച്ച് ഇടത് എംഎല്‍എ; പ്രതിഷേധം | Thanoor MLA - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.


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