Qamarul Islam, the most prominent Muslim face of Congress in Hyderabad-Karnataka region, is no more. He was was 69. Former Karnataka Minister and six-time MlA Qamarul Islam died in Bangalore on Monday following brief illness.
He died of multiple-organ failure and cardiac arrest at Narayana Hrudaylaya.
His body was being shifted to Gulbarga where he will be laid to rest this evening.
Qamarul Islam from Gulbarga started his political career with the Indian Union Muslim league and made his debut in Karnataka Assembly in 1978 from Gulbarga north.
While retaining his Assembly seat many times he was also elected to lok Sabha in 1996.
A fiery speaker Qamarul Islam later joined Congress and became a minister in S M Krishna government.
He also served as a minister in present Siddaramaiah government holding portfolios of Municipal Administration, minority development and Waqf. However Chief Minister dropped him in 2016 and angry Islam described it as an insult to entire Muslims community of the state.
Recently he was made in charge of Congress party in Kerala as party secretary.