By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Patriotism was part of the Muslim faith according to Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib, said Union Minister of State for Home Mullappalli Ramachandran. He opined it was time to have another study of the biography of the great freedom fighter when terrorist forces are trying to become strong in the country. Sahib could oppose terrorism very strongly, he added. He was inaugurating the conference commemorating Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib in connection with his 64th death anniversary in the Malappuram Municipal Auditorium on Sunday. Mr Ramachandran recalled that Sahib was a strong secularist and opposed those who tried to take the nation to the hands of the communal and terrorist forces. He added that the Congress could never forget the role of Sahib in making the party popular. Aryadan Muhammed, MLA and patron of the Abdurahman Memorial Trust, presided over the function. KP Mohanan of the Jai Hind TV, run by the Congress party, delivered the chief address. DCC President E Muhammed Kunhi, Trust chairman C Haridas, MLA AP Anil Kumar, Mangalam Gopinath, KPCC geebral secretary UK Bhasi, UDF district chairman U Aboobaker, KPCC secretaries VV Prakash and KP Abdul Majeed were present at the function. Awards were presented to Kodoor village panchayat vice-president K Prabhakaran and music director Sivadas Varrier. Ramdas Master, the scouts’ maestro, also was honoured. Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib was the unquestioned leader of the Indian National Congress during the freedom struggle in Kerala. He was born in Kodungallore in central Kerala and fought actively for the freedom of the country. He was educated at Chennai and Aligarh. He worked for the development of the Muslim community and tried to make them more patriotic and nationalistic. He was reverently called ‘the lion of Kerala’, ‘the bold son of Kerala’ and ‘Bhagath Sing of Kerala’. He began a newspaper titled ‘Al Ameen’ in 1924 which fought for the freedom of the country in the field of the media. Sahib led the Salt Satyagraha in Kozhikode in 1930. He died on November 23, 1945 due to heart failure when he was returning home from a public meeting. The greatness of Sahib could well be understood from the words of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on learning the news of his death –“The death of Abdurahman is a big loss. He was a great warrior.”
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