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'''Kuttippuram''' is a town and a [[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat|block headquarters]], which is situated in the [[Tirur Taluk]], [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]]. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of [[Malappuram]]. The [[Bharathappuzha]] river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011, Kuttippuram forms a portion of the [[Malappuram metropolitan area]].
'''Kuttippuram''' is a town and a [[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat|block headquarters]], which is situated in the [[Tirur Taluk]], [[Malappuram district]] in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Kerala]]. The town is located 32 kilometres south of [[Malappuram]] And 8 kilometers from [[Valanchery]]. The [[Bharathappuzha]] river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011,


==History==
==History==
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Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]], was ruled by the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] during the middle ages.<ref name="ktpm">{{Cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.in/kuttippurampanchayat/|title=The official website of Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat|access-date=2021-01-30|website=lsgkerala.in}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram railway station]] is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from [[Tirur]] to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from [[Tirur]] to [[Beypore]] in the same year.<ref name="mpm">{{Cite news|title=ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും...|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/kerala-first-railway-line-tirur-to-beypore-1.3880175|date=17 June 2019|access-date=19 December 2020|work=Mathrubhumi|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130082010/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/kerala-first-railway-line-tirur-to-beypore-1.3880175|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 1940s, several national leaders including [[C. Rajagopalachari]], [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]], and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram.<ref name="ktpm"/> [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]], a former president of India, has also visited here.<ref name="ktpm"/> The ashes of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], were deposited in Kerala between [[Tirunavaya]], Kuttippuram, and [[Thavanur]], on the bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].<ref name="askh"/><ref name="mal">{{Cite news|title=അമ്പതിന്റെ നിറവില്‍ മലപ്പുറം; മലപ്പുറത്തിന്റെ മാനവിക മഹാപൈതൃകം|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/alamkode-leelakrishnan-writes-about-malappuram-1.3880292|last=Leelakrishnan|first=Alamkode|date=17 June 2019|access-date=21 February 2021|work=Mathrubhumi|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507091729/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/alamkode-leelakrishnan-writes-about-malappuram-1.3880292|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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[[Tirunavaya]], the centre of medieval [[Mamankam festival]], and [[Athavanad]], which was the centre of ''[[Azhvanchery Thamprakkal]]'', lie adjacent to Kuttippuram.<ref name="askh">{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=Kerala Charitram |date=January 2007 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=9788126415885 |edition=2007}}</ref>

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Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]], was ruled by the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] during the middle ages.<ref name="ktpm">{{Cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.in/kuttippurampanchayat/|title=The official website of Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat|access-date=2021-01-30|website=lsgkerala.in}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram railway station]] is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from [[Tirur]] to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from [[Tirur]] to [[Beypore]] in the same year.<ref name="mpm">{{Cite news|title=ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും...|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/kerala-first-railway-line-tirur-to-beypore-1.3880175|date=17 June 2019|access-date=19 December 2020|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> In the 1940's, several national leaders including [[C. Rajagopalachari]], [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]], and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram.<ref name="ktpm"/> [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]], a former president of India, has also visited here.<ref name="ktpm"/> The ashes of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], were deposited in Kerala between [[Tirunavaya]], Kuttippuram, and [[Thavanur]], on the bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].<ref name="askh"/><ref name="mal">{{Cite news|title=അമ്പതിന്റെ നിറവില്‍ മലപ്പുറം; മലപ്പുറത്തിന്റെ മാനവിക മഹാപൈതൃകം|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/alamkode-leelakrishnan-writes-about-malappuram-1.3880292|last=Leelakrishnan|first=Alamkode|date=17 June 2019|access-date=21 February 2021|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>


The [[Kuttippuram bridge]], built-in 1953, is one of the famous bridges in Kerala. The poem ''Kuttippuram Palam'', describing the beauty of Bharathappuzha River at the sandy riverbank of Kuttippuram, was written by the poet [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=64ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/kuttippuram-1.2618275|last=|date=21 February 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|url-status=|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The river sutra|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/rivers-have-nurtured-malayalam-literature-and-poetry-since-time-immemorial/article25058214.ece|last=Binoy|first=Rasmi|date=27 September 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttippuram]] was also a constituency to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 1957 to 2011, which was then replaced by [[Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency)|Kottakkal constituency]].<ref name="a">{{cite web
The [[Kuttippuram bridge]], built-in 1953, is one of the famous bridges in Kerala. The poem ''Kuttippuram Palam'', describing the beauty of Bharathappuzha River at the sandy riverbank of Kuttippuram, was written by the poet [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=64ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/kuttippuram-1.2618275|last=|date=21 February 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|url-status=|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The river sutra|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/rivers-have-nurtured-malayalam-literature-and-poetry-since-time-immemorial/article25058214.ece|last=Binoy|first=Rasmi|date=27 September 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttippuram]] was also a constituency to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 1957 to 2011, which was then replaced by [[Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency)|Kottakkal constituency]].<ref name="a">{{cite web
|url = https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/
|website = eci.gov.in
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Constituencies (1976-2008)
|title = Constituencies (1976-2008)
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

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[[Tirunavaya]], the centre of medieval [[Mamankam festival]], and [[Athavanad]], which was the centre of ''[[Azhvanchery Thamprakkal]]'', lie adjacent to Kuttippuram.<ref name="askh">{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=Kerala Charitram |date=January 2007 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=9788126415885 |edition=2007}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==Educational institutions==
==Educational institutions==
===College(s)===
===College(s)===
* [[MES College of Engineering]], opened in 1994, is the first and oldest self-financing engineering college in Kerala.<ref name="ps">{{Cite web|url=https://malappuram.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police-stations/kuttippuram-ps|title=Kuttippuram PS|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Kerala police}}</ref>
* [[MES College of Engineering]], opened in 1994, is the first and oldest self-financing engineering college in Kerala.
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* KMCT College Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Ideal english school]]
===School(s)===
* Government Higher Secondary School, Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/>
* [[KMCT College Kuttippuram]]

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* Junior Technical High School, Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/>
===Schools===
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* [[Government Higher Secondary School, Kuttippuram]]
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* [[Junior Technical High School, Kuttippuram]]


==Connectivity==
==Connectivity==
[[File:Kuttippuram Railway Station 1.jpg|thumb|[[Kuttippuram railway station]], opened in 1861, one of the oldest railway stations in the state]]
[[File:Kuttippuram 2022.jpg|thumb|Bus station]]
[[File:Kuttippuram Railway Station.jpg|thumb|[[Kuttippuram railway station]], opened in 1861, one of the oldest railway stations in the state]]
* '''Railway Station:''' The nearest major railway station at [[Tirur railway station|Tirur]] is just {{convert|18|km}} away from the town. Almost every train stops here. Kuttippuram is also home to two minor railway stations, [[Kuttippuram railway station]] opened in 1861,<ref name="mpm"/> which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and Perassannur railway station.
* '''Railway Station:''' Kuttippuram is home to two railway stations, [[Kuttippuram railway station]] opened in 1861,<ref name="mpm"/> which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and a minor railway station - Perassannur railway station. The nearest major railway station at [[Tirur railway station|Tirur]] is just {{convert|18|km}} away from the town where almost every train stops.

* '''Road:''' Kuttippuram is well connected to the other cities by road, [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]] passes through the town. NH-66 connects Kuttippuram with the cities of [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]]. The [[State Highway 69 (Kerala)|SH 69]] (Thrissur-Kuttippuram State Highway) connects Kuttippuram with [[Thrissur]] city. The [[Kuttippuram bridge]] is one of the famous bridges in Kerala, which was built in 1953, to connect [[Kozhikode]] with [[Kochi]] through [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]].<ref name="kb">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി|date=2018-01-31|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Malayalam One India|last=V. P.|first=Nisar}}</ref> There are regular buses plying to other cities including [[Malappuram]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Kochi]], [[Thrissur]], and [[Coimbatore]]. There are a few private buses offering over night journeys to [[Bangalore]], [[Trivandrum]], and [[Coimbatore]].
* '''Road:''' Kuttippuram is well connected to the other cities by road, [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]] passes through the town. NH-66 connects Kuttippuram with the cities of [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]]. The [[State Highway 69 (Kerala)|SH 69]] (Thrissur-Kuttippuram State Highway) connects Kuttippuram with [[Thrissur]] city. The [[Kuttippuram bridge]] is one of the famous bridges in Kerala, which was built in 1953, to connect [[Kozhikode]] with [[Kochi]] through [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]].<ref name="kb">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി|date=2018-01-31|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Malayalam One India|last=V. P.|first=Nisar}}</ref> There are regular buses plying to other cities including [[Malappuram]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Kochi]], [[Thrissur]], and [[Coimbatore]]. There are a few private buses offering over night journeys to [[Bangalore]], [[Trivandrum]], and [[Coimbatore]].
* '''Nearest Airport:''' The [[Calicut International Airport|Karipur International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|50|km}} away.
* '''Nearest Airport:''' The [[Calicut International Airport|Karipur International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|50|km}} away.


==Kuttippuram Block==
==Kuttippuram Block==
{{main article|Kuttippuram Block Panchayat}}
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|caption = A panoramic view of [[Kuttippuram bridge]] from ''Nilayoram'' Park
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Kuttippuram Block Panchayat is the block-level administrative body responsible for the administration of the following [[Gram panchayat]]s:
[[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat]] is the block-level administrative body responsible for the administration of the following [[Gram panchayat]]s:
# Kuttippuram
# Kuttippuram
# [[Edayur]]
# [[Edayur]]
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# [[Kalpakanchery]]
# [[Kalpakanchery]]


[[Valanchery]] municipality shares it's boundary with Kuttippuram town, which was a [[Gram panchayat]] in Kuttippuram block until 2015.
[[Valanchery]] municipality shares its boundary with Kuttippuram town, which was a [[Gram panchayat]] in Kuttippuram block until 2015.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] - Poet
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* [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]] - Screenwriter
* Kuttippuram Kesavan Nair - Poet
* [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] - poet
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* [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]] - screenwriter
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] - [[Malayalam]] writer (Born at [[Kudallur]], just opposite to Kuttippuram, through [[Bharathappuzha]] River)
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] - [[Malayalam]] writer (born at [[Kudallur]], just opposite to Kuttippuram)


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Anakkara (Palakkad)|Anakkara]]
* [[Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Kuttippuram bridge]]
* [[Kuttippuram railway station]]
* [[Valanchery]]
* [[Tirunavaya]]
* [[Athavanad]]
* [[Thavanur]]
* [[Kudallur]]
* [[Marakkara]]
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* [[Triprangode]]
* [[Edayoor]]
* [[Edayoor]]
* [[Irimbiliyam]]
* [[Kumbidi]]
* [[Kumbidi]]
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* [[Triprangode]]
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* [[Anakkara (Palakkad)|Anakkara]]
* [[Vairankode Vela]]


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the town in Kerala. For other uses, see Kuttippuram (disambiguation).
Kuttippuram
Town
Kuttippuram is located in Kerala
Kuttippuram
Kuttippuram
Location in Kerala, India
Kuttippuram is located in India
Kuttippuram
Kuttippuram
Kuttippuram (India)
Coordinates: 10°50′38″N 76°01′58″E / 10.84389°N 76.03278°E / 10.84389; 76.03278
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kuttippuram is a town and a block headquarters, which is situated in the Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The town is located 32 kilometres south of Malappuram And 8 kilometers from Valanchery. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011,

History

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Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river Bharathappuzha, was ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut during the middle ages.[1] Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from Tirur to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from Tirur to Beypore in the same year.[2] In the 1940s, several national leaders including C. Rajagopalachari, M. Bhaktavatsalam, and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram.[1] Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, a former president of India, has also visited here.[1] The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Lal Bahadur Shastri, were deposited in Kerala between Tirunavaya, Kuttippuram, and Thavanur, on the bank of the river Bharathappuzha.[3][4]

The Kuttippuram bridge, built-in 1953, is one of the famous bridges in Kerala. The poem Kuttippuram Palam, describing the beauty of Bharathappuzha River at the sandy riverbank of Kuttippuram, was written by the poet Edasseri Govindan Nair.[5][6] Kuttippuram was also a constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 2011, which was then replaced by Kottakkal constituency.[7]

Tirunavaya, the centre of medieval Mamankam festival, and Athavanad, which was the centre of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal, lie adjacent to Kuttippuram.[3]

Geography

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Kuttippuram bridge
Railway line in Kuttippuram

Kuttippuram is located at 10°50′N 76°04′E / 10.83°N 76.07°E / 10.83; 76.07.[8] It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft).

Industries

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Kuttippuram is home to some of the major public sector industries in the state.[9] The municipal town of Valanchery is situated adjacent to Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat. There is a demand to upgrade Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat into a municipality.

  • The Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Ltd. has its headquarters at Kuttippuram.[10]
  • The KELTRON (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) Electro Ceramics (KELCERA) is located here.[11]
  • A KELTRON tool room is also located here.[9]

Educational institutions

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College(s)

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Schools

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Connectivity

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Bus station
Kuttippuram railway station, opened in 1861, one of the oldest railway stations in the state
  • Railway Station: Kuttippuram is home to two railway stations, Kuttippuram railway station opened in 1861,[2] which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and a minor railway station - Perassannur railway station. The nearest major railway station at Tirur is just 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the town where almost every train stops.

Kuttippuram Block

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Main article: Kuttippuram Block Panchayat
The panoramic view of a bridge
A panoramic view of Kuttippuram bridge from Nilayoram Park

Kuttippuram Block Panchayat is the block-level administrative body responsible for the administration of the following Gram panchayats:

  1. Kuttippuram
  2. Edayur
  3. Irimbiliyam
  4. Marakkara
  5. Athavanad
  6. Kalpakanchery

Valanchery municipality shares its boundary with Kuttippuram town, which was a Gram panchayat in Kuttippuram block until 2015.

Notable people

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See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The official website of Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat". lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Sreedhara Menon, A. (January 2007). Kerala Charitram (2007 ed.). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 9788126415885.
  4. ^ Leelakrishnan, Alamkode (17 June 2019). "അമ്പതിന്റെ നിറവില്‍ മലപ്പുറം; മലപ്പുറത്തിന്റെ മാനവിക മഹാപൈതൃകം". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "64ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'". Mathrubhumi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ Binoy, Rasmi (27 September 2018). "The river sutra". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Constituencies (1976-2008)". eci.gov.in.
  8. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kuttippuram
  9. ^ a b "Brief Industrial Profile of Malappuram District 2017-18" (PDF). msmedithrissur.gov.in.
  10. ^ "Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Limited". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ "KELCERA". keltronelcera. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ^ V. P., Nisar (31 January 2018). "കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി". Malayalam One India. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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