JeyarajCommemorative Article Denoting 25th death anniversary of Muslim Congress leader MHM Ashraff on 16 September. Eastern ProvinceAshraff in his heyday was acknowledged as the uncrowned king of the Eastern Muslim people. The Eastern Province Muslims were to play a greater role in this project. Muslim United FrontAshraff began his political career by aligning with the Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF)while retaining a separate Muslim political identity. There are few eastern Muslim politicos on the same wavelength as that of Ashraff on this aspect today.