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]
August 21 - Paul M George of The Muthoot Group murdered by assailants following a road rage incident.^[2]^[3]
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.^[4]
September 30 - Nearly 45 tourists killed in 2009 Thekkady boat disaster by drowning in the reservoir.^[5]
November 10 - United Democratic Front wins By-election held to three assembly seats namely Kannur, Alappuzha and Ernakulam.^[6]
December 31 - A truck carrying Liquefied petroleum gas accident in Karunagappalli claims twelve lives.^[7]

Deaths

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

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References

↑ "Kochi blast was planned: Police". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
↑ "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.
↑ 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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