New Delhi: All India Babri Masjid Action Committee leader Syed Shahabuddin passed away on Saturday morning in Noida hospital after a prolonged illness.
  • Shahbuddin, has been famously known for he was a leader of Babri Masjid action committee
  • He has been known for his involvement in the Shah Bano case and his opposition to the Demolition of Babri Masjid
  • Shahbuddin was born in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand in 1935
  • He began as a diplomat working for the Indian Foreign Service, but later became a politician
  • He was a member of Parliament of India for three terms between 1979-1996
  • During hispolitical career, he was the Joint Secretary in charge of South East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific in the Ministry of External Affairs
  • On 16 November 2012 he published an open letter to Narendra Modiregarding Muslim voters
  • He was involved with many Muslim institutions and organizations including the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, of which he was the President as well
  • He received criticism for his open letter to Narendra Modi