T M Shaheed appointed secretary of KPCC

Mangaluru, Dec 30: Entrepreneur and social worker T M Shaheed, who hails from coastal Karnataka’s Sullia taluk, has been appointed as one of the Secretaries of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

A release issued here stated that All India Congress Committee chairperson Rahul Gandhi nominated Mr Shaheed as the secretary of the KPCC following the recommendations by KPCC chief G Parameshwar, chief minister Siddaramaiah, state Congress in-charge K C Venugopal and others.

Mr Shaheed, who belongs to prestigious Thekkil family, has been associated with Congress party for past three decades. He was an NSUI leader during his college days.

He was elected as the president of Sullia taluk minorities’ cooperative society for three consecutive terms. He also served as a member of state wakf board, director of forest development corporation and member of coir board of union government in the past.

He has been active in social, political, religious and cooperative fields for over two decades. He is the founder president of Thekkil rural development foundation and proprietor of Thekkil community hall and Thekkil HP gas.