Kerala: A well known social worker, politician and community leader of Kerala P C Hamza (62) passed away on Friday.

A native of Palghat in Kerala, PC Hamza was the secretary of Jamat-e-Islami Kerala and a former president of SIO India. He also served as the chairman of Mannarakkad Irshad School. He was currently serving as the General Secretary of Welfare Party of India.

Mr. Hamza, who played the vital role in launching the English news magazine ‘Meantime’ from Bengaluru, served as its editor as well.

According to Mr. Hamza’s family members, his funeral will be held today at 5 pm on the premises of Ariyur Juma Masjid.

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Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.

CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.

CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.

Teams:

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.