Events in the year 2009 in Kerala.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
Governor of Kerala - R. S. Gavai
Chief minister of Kerala - V. S. Achuthanandan
Events[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- February 1 - Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal, 73, religious leader and politician.
- August 6 - Murali (Malayalam actor), 55.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Nazeer, Mohamed (2019-02-28). "CUK on the path of development". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- ā "Kochi blast was planned: Police". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ā 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.
- ā "Paul Muthoot murder case: Kerala HC sets aside life sentence of 8". Hindustan Times. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ā "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.
- ā archive, From our online (2012-05-15). "First 'clean' resignation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ā archive, From our online (2012-05-16). "Congress-led UDF gets new ally in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ā "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.
- ā Staff Reporter (2009-09-30). "32 tourists drown in Thekkady reservoir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ā "Karanavar murder: all four accused convicted". The Hindu. 2010-06-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ā Mathew, Roy (2009-11-10). "Congress-led UDF wins by-elections in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ā "IOC to pay compensation to gas tanker accident victims". The Hindu. 2010-01-12. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-31.