1983 in Kerala

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Events in the year 1983 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governor of Kerala -

• P. Ramachandran

Chief ministers of Kerala –

• K. Karunakaran

Events

• 24 March - News spreads about a Christian cross in Nilakkal followed by months long contestation between Hindu groups and Church in the site.
• 15 May - Hindu groups mounts protest against K. Karunakaran at Guruvayur Temple on Nilakkal issue. ^[1]
• 15 November - The controversial cross removed from Nilakkal following government allocating a new site for church near Angamoozhy. ^[2]

Birth

• 6 February - S. Sreesanth

Deaths

• 28 September - C. H. Mohammed Koya, Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala (b.1927)

See also

• History of Kerala
• 1983 in India

References

1. Pillai, Sreedhar (2013-07-19). "Nilakkal in Kerala set for a Hindu-Christian confrontation". India Today. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
2. "Controversial Kerala church marks 25 years- UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.

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