Kochi, Apr 21: Malayalam movie star Mammootty's mother, Fathima Ismail, died on Friday at a private hospital here, family sources.
She was 93.
Fathima was under treatment for age-related ailments and is survived by the actor and his five siblings.
Hundreds, including celebrities and senior politicians thronged the house of Mammootty here to pay their last respect to the actor's mother.
CPI(M) state secretary, M V Govindan and Minister V N Vasavan met Mammootty and offered their condolences.
Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to condole the demise.
"Spoke to @mammukka this morning to express my sincere condolences on the passing of his mother. As I have grown older I have become much closer to my own mother, & I am aware of the preciousness of this irreplaceable bond. May he find the peace of mind to cope w/his loss." Tharoor tweeted.
The last rites were held in the Juma Masjid at Chembu near here.
Spoke to @mammukka this morning to express my sincere condolences on the passing of his mother. As I have grown older I have become much closer to my own mother, & I am aware of the preciousness of this irreplaceable bond. May he find the peace of mind to cope w/his loss. pic.twitter.com/s7ThIIb8lz
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 21, 2023
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Kalaburagi: Members of the Kalyana Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, who staged a protest in the city on Friday morning demanding a separate state, were taken into custody by the police.
The members of the committee, led by President MS Patil Naribola, protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. The office-bearers hoisted a red flag as a part of the protest and shouted a slogan stating their demand for a new state named ‘Kalyana Karnataka’.
The city police intervened and took into custody Naribola and Laxmikanth Sadhvi, among other leaders of the movement.