Telugu Desam leader and former MLC, Ibrahim bin Abdullah Masqati, died on Monday after a brief illness.

He was 85. He is survived by six sons and four daughters.

Before joining the TDP, he was with Majlis-ittehadul Muslimeen and served for two terms as MIM MLA. Subsequently, he joined TDP and was made the Chairman of Urdu Academy, and later became an MLC.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the residence of the departed leader and paid floral tributes to him. Conveying his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members, he said that his death was a great loss to the party.

As vice-president of the party, he strove hard to strengthen the party and used to exert pressure on the government to solve the problems of minorities, he said.

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed grief over the TDP leader’s death and recalled the yeoman services rendered by him as a legislator.

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, and MIM leader Asaddudin Owaisi were among those who visited Masqati’s residence and offered their condolences.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – August 25th, 2015