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.
- 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
- February 1 - Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal, 73, religious leader and politician.
- August 6 - Murali (Malayalam actor), 55.
See also
References
- ↑ CUK on the path of development. The Hindu(2019-02-28). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- ↑ Kochi blast was planned: Police. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala CM and icon of communist movement, passes away. The Hindu(2025-07-21). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ First ‘clean’ resignation, archive, From our online. The New Indian Express(2012-05-15). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ Congress-led UDF gets new ally in Kerala, archive, From our online. The New Indian Express(2012-05-16). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ 7 DHRM workers found guilty in Sivaprasad murder case | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India. The Times of India(Mar 31, 2016). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ 32 tourists drown in Thekkady reservoir. The Hindu(2009-09-30). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ Karanavar murder: all four accused convicted. The Hindu(2010-06-09). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ↑ Congress-led UDF wins by-elections in Kerala. The Hindu(2009-11-10). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ IOC to pay compensation to gas tanker accident victims. The Hindu(2010-01-12). Retrieved 2023-12-31.