Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 7 -- Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and former state public works minister VK Ebrahim Kunju passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Tuesday. He was 73.

He had been ailing for years and was undergoing treatment recently for multiple myeloma and chronic kidney disease.

Ebrahim Kunju was a four-time MLA between 2001 and 2021, twice from the now-defunct Mattanchery constituency and twice from Kalamassery constituency. He holds the rare distinction of being the last MLA from Mattancherry and the first elected MLA from the newly-formed Kalamassery seat. Both constituencies are located in Ernakulam district where he primarily wielded influence and clout.

Ebrahim Kunju twice served as minister in the Ke...