BM Kutty. Pak politician of Kerala origin, passes away

August 26, 2019 13:11

Well-known peace activist and Pakistani politician of Kerala origin BM Kutty passed away in Karachi on Sunday after a protracted illness. He was 89.

Biyyathil Mohyuddin Kutty, popularly known as BM Kutty, was born in Kerala's Tirur on July 15, 1930. He migrated to Pakistan in 1949 at the age of 19 and rose to prominence there.

Kutty was associated with Pakistan Awami League and National Awami Party, left-leaning parties in the country. He has also served as the joint secretary-general of the Movement for Restoration of Democracy for three years.

We reproduce here our 2011 interview with Mr Kutty when he was in New Delhi to launch is autobiography, 'Sixty years in self exile: No regrets.'

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