<p>Senior Kerala Congress leader and former minister Aryadan Muhammed passed away on Sunday. He was 87.</p>.<p>A native of Nilambur in Malappuram district, he was under treatment for age-related illness for some time.</p>.<p>Muhammed served as minister in three ministries in Kerala, the latest being as power minister in the Oommen Chandy ministry from 2011-16. He represented Nilambur in the Assembly for seven terms between 1977 and 2016.</p>.<p>He entered politics through trade unions in the 1950s. He was also an accused in a murder case and was in jail for some time, but was later acquitted. He was considered A K Antony's loyalist and was often referred to as the political chanakya of the Congress party in Kerala.</p>.<p>The leader behind wife Mariyumma, two sons and two daughters. His son Shoukath contested the Kerala Assembly election from Nilambur in 2016, but was defeated.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders offered tributes on his death.</p>
<p>Senior Kerala Congress leader and former minister Aryadan Muhammed passed away on Sunday. He was 87.</p>.<p>A native of Nilambur in Malappuram district, he was under treatment for age-related illness for some time.</p>.<p>Muhammed served as minister in three ministries in Kerala, the latest being as power minister in the Oommen Chandy ministry from 2011-16. He represented Nilambur in the Assembly for seven terms between 1977 and 2016.</p>.<p>He entered politics through trade unions in the 1950s. He was also an accused in a murder case and was in jail for some time, but was later acquitted. He was considered A K Antony's loyalist and was often referred to as the political chanakya of the Congress party in Kerala.</p>.<p>The leader behind wife Mariyumma, two sons and two daughters. His son Shoukath contested the Kerala Assembly election from Nilambur in 2016, but was defeated.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leaders offered tributes on his death.</p>
