Malappuram: Panakkad Sadiqali Shihab has elected himself as the new state president of the Muslim League. The decision was taken at the meeting of the high authority committee of Panakkad. Sadiqali Shihab Thangal holds the post of Chairman of the Political Advisory Council.
Sadiqali Thangal is the brother of the late Panakkad Hyderali Shihab. When Hyder Ali fell ill, Sadiqali was temporarily in charge of them. He is currently the Malappuram district president and a member of the high authority committee.