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.
• March 16 -
• 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
• June 4 - Central University of Kerala established at Kasaragod. ^[1]
• July 10 - A minor Pipe bomb blast occurred in Collectorate Ernakulam district. ^[2]
• July 12 - Communist Party of India (Marxist) expels senior leader V. S. Achuthanandan from its Politburo following stand against Pinarayi Vijayan on Lavalin Case. ^[3]
• August 21 - Paul M George of The Muthoot Group murdered by assailants following a road rage incident. ^{[4] [5]}
• September 9 = Mathew T. Thomas , Transport minister resigns from Achuthanandan ministry following rift between JD (S) and CPI(M). ^[6]
• September 22 - M. P. Veerendra Kumar led faction from Janata Dal (Secular) joins UDF by leaving LDF following tensions after denying party the Kozhikode seat and Kumar losing confidence of Pinarayi Vijayan. ^[7]
• 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. ^[8]
• September 30 - Nearly 45 tourists killed in 2009 Thekkady boat disaster by drowning in the reservoir. ^[9]
• November 8 - A non resident Keralite named Bhaskara Karanavar got killed in his home at Cheriyanad by Contract killers arranged by daughter in law. ^[10]
• November 10 - United Democratic Front wins By-election held to three assembly seats namely Kannur, Alappuzha and Ernakulam. ^[11]
• December 31 - A truck carrying Liquefied petroleum gas accident in Karunagappalli claims twelve lives. ^[12]

Deaths

• February 1 - Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal, 73, religious leader and politician.
• August 6 - Murali (Malayalam actor), 55.

See also

• History of Kerala
• 2009 in India

References

1. Nazeer, Mohamed (2019-02-28). "CUK on the path of development". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-01-01.
2. "Kochi blast was planned: Police". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
3. 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.
4. "Paul Muthoot murder case: Kerala HC sets aside life sentence of 8". Hindustan Times. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
5. "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.
6. archive, From our online (2012-05-15). "First 'clean' resignation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
7. archive, From our online (2012-05-16). "Congress-led UDF gets new ally in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
8. "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.
9. Staff Reporter (2009-09-30). "32 tourists drown in Thekkady reservoir". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-01-28.
10. "Karanavar murder: all four accused convicted". The Hindu. 2010-06-09. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-02-03.
11. Mathew, Roy (2009-11-10). "Congress-led UDF wins by-elections in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-01-28.
12. "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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