Keralam CM hails Muslim brothers for performing Hindu woman’s last rites

Thiruvananthapuram Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) hailed two Muslim brothers who performed the last rites of an 85-year-old Hindu woman they had cared for as their mother for nearly five decades in Wayanad district. “This is the Keralam I know, love and believe in,” Mr.

Satheesan said in a post on X, sharing the story of Razak and Sulaiman, whose touching gesture was reported by the media a day earlier. The two brothers performed the funeral rituals of Kalyani Amma, who had no children or other relatives, in accordance with Hindu customs after she passed away at Chithragiri in Muppainad panchayat, family sources said. Razak and Sulaiman, along with their family, had shared a close bond with Kalyani Amma, who had been their neighbour for nearly 50 years.

They looked after her daily needs, arranged medicines and accompanied her to hospitals whenever necessary. She was also part of their family celebrations, and the affection between them grew over the years.