2009 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2009 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governor of Kerala - R. S. Gavai
Chief minister of Kerala - V. S. Achuthanandan
Events
- January 8 - Manmohan Singh inaugurates Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kannur.
- April 16 - 2009 Indian general election in Kerala held in Kerala as Phase 1 of 2009 Indian general election.
- May 17 - 2009 Beemapally police shooting
- July 10 - A minor Pipe bomb blast occurred in Collectorate Ernakulam district.[1]
- July 12 - Communist Party of India (Marxist) expels senior leader V. S. Achuthanandan from it's Politburo following stand against Pinarayi Vijayan on Lavalin Case.[2]
- August 21 - Paul M George of The Muthoot Group murdered by assailants following a road rage incident.[3][4]
- September 23 - A gang of DHRM (Dalit Human Rights Movement) workers killed a senior citizen named Sivaprasad, who went for morning walk near Ayiroor, Thiruvananthapuram.[5]
- September 30 - Nearly 45 tourists killed in 2009 Thekkady boat disaster by drowning in the reservoir.[6]
- November 8 - A non resident Keralite named Bhaskara Karanavar got killed in his home at Cheriyanad by Contract killers arranged by daughter in law.[7]
- November 10 - United Democratic Front wins By-election held to three assembly seats namely Kannur, Alappuzha and Ernakulam.[8]
- December 31 - A truck carrying Liquefied petroleum gas accident in Karunagappalli claims twelve lives.[9]
Deaths
- February 1 - Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal, 73, religious leader and politician.
- August 6 - Murali (Malayalam actor), 55.
See also
References
- ^ "Kochi blast was planned: Police". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ Anand, G. (2025-07-21). "V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala CM and icon of communist movement, passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Paul Muthoot murder case: Kerala HC sets aside life sentence of 8". Hindustan Times. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "8 accused in business scion Paul Muthoot's murder to walk free, acquitted of murder". The News Minute. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "7 DHRM workers found guilty in Sivaprasad murder case | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Mar 31, 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Staff Reporter (2009-09-30). "32 tourists drown in Thekkady reservoir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Karanavar murder: all four accused convicted". The Hindu. 2010-06-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Mathew, Roy (2009-11-10). "Congress-led UDF wins by-elections in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "IOC to pay compensation to gas tanker accident victims". The Hindu. 2010-01-12. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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