Events in the year 2000 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governors of Kerala - Sukhdev Singh Kang
Chief minister of Kerala – E.K. Nayanar
Events
- February 12 - Minister Neelalohithadasan Nadar resigns over sexual harassment complaint filed against him by Nalini Netto IAS.[1][2] Another Indian Forest Service officer also filed complaint against him regarding an incident in 1999.[3]
- June 1 - Kerala High Court declared Bandh as unconstitutional.[4]
- June 11 - Cochin International Airport became international airport.
- August 17 - Kairali TV a Malayalam language Television broadcasting service promoted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) launched.
- September - K.K. Usha became the first women Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.[5]
- September 27 - A girl named Asna aged 8 injured in a bomb attack on her home by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers in Kannur district.[6]
- October 21 - A hooch tragedy in Kalluvathukkal claims 31 lives and eyesight of nearly 500 people.[7]
- December 12 - An Earthquake measuring 5.0 in Richter magnitude scale felt in Idukki district and Kottayam district of Kerala.[8]
- December 26 - Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrives at Kumarakom for a week long holiday.[9][10]
Birth
- Naslen - June 11
- Aarsha Chandini Baiju - November 8
Deaths
- March 23 - Antony Padiyara, Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, 79.
- April 27 - Puthupally Raghavan, political activist, 90.
- August 26 - Balan K. Nair, actor, 67.
- October 17 - Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair, Kathakali artist, 84.
See also
References
- ↑ rediff.com: Kerala's ex-minister chargesheeted in sexual harassment case. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ rediff.com: Officer's transfer stirs a hornet's nest in Kerala. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ മന്ത്രി ഗസ്റ്റ്ഹൗസിൽവെച്ച് കടന്നുപിടിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചെന്ന് പരാതി; 26 വർഷം മുൻപത്തെ രാഷ്ട്രീയവിവാദം. @mathrubhumi(2025-09-15). Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ Kerala was first state to have a court ban on bandh, now it passes off as hartal - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Justice KK Usha, first woman chief justice of Kerala HC from the bar, passes away at 81. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ Asna, who lost her leg in Kannur blast, is now doctor at health centre near home. OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ Kalluvathukkal hooch tragedy: Manichan released after serving 21 years in prison. English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ rediff.com: Moderate earthquake in Kerala: PTI. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ rediff.com: Kerala ready for prime minister's visit. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ rediff.com: All of Kerala wants to meet PM. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.