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Majnu Komath, 79, a tireless activistic who spearheaded the three-decade-long agitation for the Goshree bridges, passed distant owed to age-related ailments astatine his residence adjacent Goshree Junction present connected Saturday astir 6 p.m.
He served arsenic president of the Ernakulam-Vypeen Bridges Action Council, formed successful the 1980s, and remained steadfast successful the conflict until the bridges became a world successful 2004. A lawyer by profession, Mr. Komath became truthful intimately identified with the origin that helium earned the nickname “Paalam Vakkeel” (bridge lawyer).
Though a subordinate of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Mr. Komath succeeded successful gathering a wide confederation that chopped crossed governmental affiliations successful the combat for the bridges, which, helium believed, were some a lifeline and a close of the Goshree islanders. The enactment assembly staged respective caller protests, including lining up state boats from High Court Junction to Bolgatty.
Even aft the palmy completion of the span agitation, Mr. Komath remained a staunch protagonist of assorted morganatic causes of the Goshree islanders, transforming the forum into the Goshree Action Council. He firmly believed that congestion connected the bridges and their attack roads could beryllium reduced if the 100-odd backstage buses operating up to High Court Junction were permitted to ply further into the city. This, helium argued, would forestall commuters from relying connected backstage vehicles, which were worsening postulation chaos connected the Goshree route. He fought successfully for this cause.
Mr. Komath is credited with forming a portion of the All India Students Federation (AISF) portion studying successful the 4th modular astatine the Government LP School, Vypeen. He continued his relation with the AISF during his assemblage days astatine Maharaja’s College, aboriginal being elected president of the outfit successful 1970. He besides served arsenic State vice-president of the All India Youth Front. For galore years, helium was a subordinate of the CPI’s territory enforcement and territory council.
He practised instrumentality astatine the Kerala High Court for 43 years and besides served arsenic lasting counsel for the Warehousing Corporation.
CPI State caput Binoy Viswom and territory caput N. Arun condoled the death.
He is survived by his woman Selin, lad Shahin, and daughter-in-law Aarlin Rose. A ceremonial procession volition beryllium held from his residence on the Goshree bridges, for which helium fought tirelessly. The assemblage volition beryllium placed astatine the High Court lawyers’ enclosure for the nationalist to wage homage connected Sunday. Cremation volition instrumentality spot astatine the Murikkumpadam nationalist crematorium astatine 4 p.m.
