M.K. Suresh Kumar wins K.M. Basheer award
Journalist M.K. Suresh Kumar received the third K.M. Basheer Memorial Award for his long-standing commitment to news reporting in Palakkad. The award honors the memory of K.M. Basheer, whose 2019 death sparked public discourse on road safety.
Why it matters
The award recognizes the importance of local journalism and serves as a reminder of the public advocacy surrounding road safety in Kerala.
M.K. Suresh Kumar, Palakkad district bureau chief of Siraj newspaper, has won the third K.M. Basheer Memorial Award for his commitment to Malayalam news reporting.
He received the award from Tourism Minister P.C. Vishnunadh and Madin Academy chairperson Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari at a function held in Malappuram on Thursday.
The award consisted of a memento, citation and a cash prize. The Muslim Jamaat has instituted the award in memory of journalist K.M. Basheer, whose death in an accident in Thiruvananthapuram in 2019 had shocked Keralam and triggered outrage against reckless driving.
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