Events in the year 2003 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governors of Kerala – Sikander Bakht
Chief ministers of Kerala – A. K. Antony
Events
- January 13 - Joseph Cooper a US citizen involved in Pentecost activities attacked at Kilimanoor.[1][2]
- January 18 - The two day Global Investors Meet organized by Government of Kerala begins at Kochi. The event was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and A. K. Antony.[3][4]
- February 19 - Muthanga firing incident.[5]
- May 2 – The second Marad massacre took place, killing nine.[6]
- May 13 – The first heart transplantation surgery in Kerala conducted at Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi under the leadership of Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram.[7]
- May 24 - P. C. Thomas, Member of parliament from Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency becomes Minister of State of Law and Justice in Second Vajpayee ministry.
- July 14 – Kerala based News broadcasting TV channel Indiavision launched.
- September 28 - Sushma Swaraj meets and hugs two HIV infected kids who faces social stigma.
- December 29 - Chief minister of Kerala A. K. Antony opens the first reach of Goshree bridges between Ernakulam and Bolghatty Island.[8]
- Kerala observed 123 Hartal in 2003. Thereby effectively reducing working days to 160.[9]
Deaths
- July 16 – K. P. A. C. Azeez, 68, actor.
- October 10 - Nawab Rajendran, 53, journalist and activist.
See also
References
- ↑ US missionary in Kerala asked to leave country. The Times of India(2003-01-20). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ An emerging threat. Frontline(2003-02-27). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ Visions of development, Krishnakumar, R.. Frontline(13 February 2003). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ PM to inaugurate Global Investors Meet in Kochi | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India. The Times of India(January 4, 2003). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ The Muthanga misadventure. frontline.thehindu.com(2003-03-27). Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ Two massacres in over one year show even Kerala is not free of communal violence, Radhakrishnan, M. G.. India Today(May 19, 2003). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ The heart of the problem. The Hindu(2003-07-28). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ↑ The Hindu : A chronology of Goshree project(2004-07-10). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Kerala only worked for 160 days in 2003, Surendran, P. K.. The Times of India(November 19, 2004). Retrieved 2022-01-27.