MALAPPURAM: Friends and colleagues of K M Basheer in Malappuram were shocked to hear about his death. They said Basheer would live in their memories forever.
Kasim Kader, a close friend and colleague, said he was in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital to receive Basheer’s body. “I went to the hospital to take care of Basheer, thinking he might have suffered some injuries in the accident. I did not know he was no more until I saw his body in the mortuary. I was shocked and I could not believe it,” he said.
Kasim and Basheer together joined Siraj Daily in 2004. Kasim said Basheer was a dedicated person who was always alert and ready to work for society.