Events in the year 2001 in Kerala.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang
- E.K. Nayanar (till May)
- A. K. Antony (since May)
Events[edit | edit source]
- 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]
- August 29 - October 16 - C. K. Janu led Kudil Ketti Samaram before Kerala Government Secretariat.[5]
- September 12 - Government of India notifies Minimum support price for Natural rubber belonging to higher grades.[6][7]
- September 25 - Red rain in Kerala in Kottayam district.
- November 9 - A landslide at Amboori, Thiruvananthapuram district claims 39 lives.[8]
- November 21 - Clinical services commenced in Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery.
- December 8 - Indian Federal Democratic Party headed by P. C. Thomas extends support to ruling National Democratic Alliance.[9]
Dates unknowwn[edit | edit source]
- Third Antony ministry allows self financing colleges in Kerala for professional courses.[10]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- Mamitha Baiju
- 27 August - Esther Anil
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- January 17 - P. R. Kurup, 85, politician.
- April 7 - G. N. Ramachandran, 78, Physicist
- July 9 - Victor George, 46, Photographer.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 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.
- ā "rediff.com: Missile blows up in Cochin arms depot". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ā "Train plunges into river in Kerala, more than 50 killed". The Times of India. 2001-06-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ā Govind, Biju (2019-09-30). "Exploring Malabar's forgotten industrial town, Mavoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ā "Why are they still standing? ā Historic Struggle of Adivasis in Kerala ā Sanhati". Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ā "Govt intervention can hurt market: Experts". New Indian Express.
- ā Parikh, Kirit S.; Ganesh-Kumar, A.; Darbha, Gangadhar (2003). "Growth and Welfare Consequences of Rise in MSP". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (9): 891ā895. ISSN 0012-9976.
- ā "Amboori residents recall tragic landslide of 2001". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ā "rediff.com: 6-member party extends support to NDA government". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ā "Court fiat on Kerala law". Frontline. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2026-03-16.