M. C. Kamaruddin is an Indian politician belonging to

Indian Union Muslim League The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. The first ...

. He was elected as a member of

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...

from

Manjeshwaram Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, north of district HQ Kasaragod and south of Mangalore city in neighbou ...

on 24 October 2019.

Political career

Due to the death of sitting MLA

P. B. Abdul Razak P. B. Abdul Razak (1 October 1955 – 20 October 2018) was a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Manjeshwar constituency from 2011-2018. Razak was a businessman and was first elected in 2011 defeating K Surendran of the Bharatiya Ja ...

, Manjeshwaram went to bypoll on 21 October 2019. There were registered voters in Manjeshwaram Constituency for this by-election. M. C. Kamaruddin won the election by 7923 votes in the election.

Controversies

Financial scam

Over 100 complaints have been registered against MC Kamaruddin in various police stations on a financial scam worth Rs 1.30 billion. He along with IUML district-level leader TK Pookoya Thangal instituted a company named Fashion Gold in Kasaragod in 2017 with 700 investors. The company was closed in September 2019 and investors failed to get the promised dividends. M. C. Kamaruddin was the chairman and Muslim League district working committee member TK Pookoya Thanagal was the managing director of the company. The case is currently investigated by the crime branch crime investigation department (CBCID), Kerala Police. The

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(ED) has also registered case against him for money laundering. Since involvement in financial scam is a violation of the code of conduct for legislators, the Committee on Privileges and Ethics of

initiated enquiry on the matter. Following the scam he was removed from the chairmanship of United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kasaragod. He also resigned from the post of

's district secretary at Kasaragod. M.C. Kamaruddin and A.G.C. Basheer, the Kasaragod District panchayat president was caught in a scam where they collected ₹500,000 each from 85 people by promising required permissions for Trikaripur Arts and Science College. The college till date have no affiliation from Kannur University.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamaruddin, M C Indian Union Muslim League politicians Living people Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 Year of birth missing (living people)