K. M. Shaji (born 22 December 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League. He is the president of Muslim Youth League in Kerala, a secretariat member of the League,[1][2][3][4] and the treasurer of the Muslim League parliamentary party.
K. M. Shaji കെ.എം. ഷാജി | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 3 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | M. Prakashan Master |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Sumesh |
| President of the Kerala Muslim Youth League | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal |
| Succeeded by | Adv. P. M. Sadiqali |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Succeeded by | K.V.Sumesh Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Constituency | Azhikode |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1971 Kaniyambetta, Kozhikode (present day Wayanad), Kerala, India |
| Political party | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was disqualified as an MLA by the High Court of Kerala on 9 November 2018 on allegations of communalizing the 2016 assembly election held in the Azhikode assembly constituency,[5] which was later stayed by the Supreme Court of India.[6][7]
Personal life
editSon of Shri K.M. Beeran Kutty and Smt. P.C. Aysha Kutty; born at Kaniyambetta. He was married to Smt. Asha K.M and the couple have one daughter and two sons. He had done Pre-Degree and B.B.A. (not completed).[8]
Political career
editHe was School leader of G.H.S. Kaniyambetta, Chairman of Calicut University Union. He had been elected as Vice President and President, Kaniyambetta Grama Panchayat. He was the secretary and president of State Youth League.[8]
He contested the 2006 general assembly election from Eravipuram constituency in Kollam and lost to A. A. Aziz of RSP. K M Shaji was alleged on Plus Two Bribery Case.[9] Later in 2021 Kerala Assembly Election he lost to K V Sumesh of the CPIM with a margin of 6141 votes.[10] As of 2021, he is neither a MLA, nor a panchayath member.
Assembly election candidature history
edit| Year | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eravipuram | A. A. Aziz (RSP) | Lost | 24,049[11] |
| 2011 | Azhikode | M. Prakashan Master (CPI(M)) | Won | 493[12] |
| 2016 | Azhikode | M. V. Nikesh Kumar (CPI(M)) | Won | 2,287[13] |
| 2021 | Azhikode | K. V. Sumesh (CPI(M)) | Lost | 6,141[14] |
Vigilance Raid
editThe Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has seized Rs 50 lakh in a raid conducted on 12 April 2021, Monday at his house at Manal, near Azhikode in Kannur.[15]
The vigilance team conducted raids simultaneously at his houses at Kannur and Kozhikode for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The raid was conducted by the vigilance team from Kozhikode.
A court here in November last had ordered a Vigilance probe against the Azhikode MLA on allegations that he amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The court's direction came on a petition by the social worker and lawyer M R Hareesh alleging that Shaji had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income and had received funds from abroad, misusing his official powers.
The petitioner, who sought a direction to the Vigilance for a probe, also alleged that Shaji filed false details regarding his wealth in his election affidavit.[16]
The MLA has properties in Wayanad, Kannur, and Kozhikode districts, worth a minimum of Rupees two crore, the complaint alleged.
The Enforcement Directorate had also registered a case in connection with the receipt of overseas funds by Shaji and had searched his residence in Chirakkal in Kannur late last year.
Shaji claims that, he made his fortune from ginger cultivation in Karnataka and Wayanad. Ginger cultivation was not included in the affidavit on property information as it was not fixed income.[17]
Controversies
editK. M. Shaji is known for his homophobic and transphobic speeches. He has said that LGBTQ are the worst kind of people, homosexuality is unnatural and transgender people must be given counselling to accept they are cisgender - a statement which promotes conversion therapy; an unscientific and harmful practice banned in India by the Madras High Court and the National Medical Commission.[18][19][20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mr. K. M. Shaji, President, Kerala State Muslim Youth League addressing the gathering at Rajendra Maidan, Cochin". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Kerala Legislative Assembly: IUML MLAs". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Shri. K. M. Shaji". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Shaji elected MYL State president". The Hindu. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "HC disqualifies Azhikode MLA KM Shaji". Mathrubhumi English. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "ED quizzes Shaji in Plus Two case". The Hindu. 10 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2006". Elections.in. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "2006 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "2011 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "2016 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "2021 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Vigilance seizes Rs 50 lakh from IUML MLA KM Shaji's house following raids". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Azhikode MLA KM Shaji accumulated assets illegally: Vigilance report". The News Minute. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Vakradrishti". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "LGBT community a shame, they're the worst kind of people: IUML leader K. M. Shaji". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "Homosexuality unnatural, transgenders must be given counselling to accept their cisgender: K. M. Shaji". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "Row in Kerala over Muslim league leader's remarks on LGBT". New Indian Express.