K.T. Jaleel is a former SIMI activist.

Dr. K. T. Jaleel, MLA from Thavanur, was a member of SIMI during his college days, which is a banned organization in India.

Dr. K. T. Jaleel, MLA from Thavanur, was a member of SIMI during his college days, which is a banned organization in India.K.T. Jaleel is an Indian politician who started his career with the support of the Indian Union Muslim League (I.U.M.), after the ban of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in 2001. Later he was expelled from the party for protesting against the IUML leadership. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 2006, from Kuttipuram constituency, as an independent candidate, with support of the Left Democratic Front (L.D.F.).

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