2001 in Kerala

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Events in the year 2001 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang

Chief minister of Kerala –

• E.K. Nayanar (till May)
• A. K. Antony (since May)

Events

• January 6 - 2001 Aluva massacre
• February - A thirteen year old girl named Krishnapriya was raped and killed by a youth named Ahmed Koya near Manjeri.
• March 11 - Forty one passengers suffered death by burns following a bus accident at Pookkiparamba near Kottakkal. ^[1]
• April 10 - A scientist killed due to explosion of a missile at Naval Armament Depot, Aluva. ^[2]
• May 10 - 2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election held.
• May 17 - Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front came into power in Kerala under the leadership of A. K. Antony.
• June 22 - Kadalundi train derailment in Malappuram district claims 59 lives. ^[3]
• June 30 - Mavoor Gwalior Rayons factory shutdown following decades of environmental activism. ^[4]
• September 12 - Government of India notifies Minimum support price for Natural rubber belonging to higher grades. ^{[5] [6]}
• September 25 - Red rain in Kerala in Kottayam district.
• November 9 - A landslide at Amboori, Thiruvananthapuram district claims 39 lives. ^[7]
• December 8 - Indian Federal Democratic Party headed by P. C. Thomas extends support to ruling National Democratic Alliance. ^[8]

Birth

• Mamitha Baiju
• 27 August - Esther Anil

Deaths

• January 17 - P. R. Kurup, 85, politician.
• April 7 - G. N. Ramachandran, 78, Physicist
• July 9 - Victor George, 46, Photographer.

See also

• History of Kerala
• 2001 in India

References

1. John, Haritha (2022-05-08). "Azeez, who exhumed Rifa Mehnu's body, has been doing it for 4 decades for free". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
2. "rediff.com: Missile blows up in Cochin arms depot". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
3. "Train plunges into river in Kerala, more than 50 killed". The Times of India. 2001-06-23. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-03-28.
4. Govind, Biju (2019-09-30). "Exploring Malabar's forgotten industrial town, Mavoor". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-01-18.
5. "Govt intervention can hurt market: Experts". New Indian Express.
6. Parikh, Kirit S.; Ganesh-Kumar, A.; Darbha, Gangadhar (2003). "Growth and Welfare Consequences of Rise in MSP". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (9): 891–895. ISSN   0012-9976.
7. "Amboori residents recall tragic landslide of 2001". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
8. "rediff.com: 6-member party extends support to NDA government". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

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