Overview
- He died at VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi at about 3:40 p.m. on January 6 after being admitted on January 4 for complications linked to multiple myeloma, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
- A four-time MLA from Mattancherry and Kalamassery, he served twice as a state minister, including Public Works in the Oommen Chandy cabinet, and oversaw projects such as the completion of 227 bridges statewide.
- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him in November 2020 in the Palarivattom flyover case, alleging he advanced interest-free funds to the contractor.
- Following the controversy, the IUML fielded his son V. E. Abdul Gafoor in Kalamassery for the 2021 Assembly election in his place.
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Assembly Speaker A. N. Shamseer and other senior leaders issued public condolences on his death.