Thalekunnil Basheer (7 March 1945 – 25 March 2022) was an Indian politician from

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. Basheer first entered politics in 1977, when he was elected to the Kazhakuttam Legislative Assembly. After Congress named

A.K. Antony Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian lawyer, attorney and statesman who served as the Minister of Defence of India from 2006 to 2014, making him the longest serving Defence Minister in India. He previously served as ...

as Chief Minister, Basheer resigned his seat to allow Antony to run for the Assembly. He was a member of

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from 1977 to 1979 and from 1979 to 1984, and a member of

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from 1984 to 1989 and 1989 to 1991 when he was elected in the Chirayankeezhu Lok Sabha seat. He later served as District Congress Committee president, Thiruvananthapuram and general secretary, and vice president of KPCC. He also served as Acting President of

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, s ...

in 2011 when KPCC President

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contested in assembly poll. He was a brother in law of

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

actor

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, having married Nazir's younger sister Suhra. Basheer died from a heart attack at his home in

Vembayam Vembayam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Location Vembayam is located on Main Central Road, at a distance of 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It comes under Nedumangad Taluk. Nearest airport is ...

on March 25, 2022, at the age of 77.

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* 1945 births 2022 deaths Malayali politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala 20th-century Indian Muslims India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Politicians from Thiruvananthapuram {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub