Panakkad Sayyid Hyderali Shihab Thangal, spiritual leader of Muslims in Malabar region in north Kerala, declared in Malappuram that the new moon marking the beginning of the month 'Sauvval' in the Islamic calendar has been sighted.
Imams in other parts of the state also confirmed sighting of the new moon.
Greeting people, Thangal, also supremo of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said Eid was an occasion for the entire humanity to dedicate themselves to peace, social harmony and brotherhood, which are the lofty ideals of Islam.