Template:Year in KeralaEvents in the year 1979 in Kerala.
Incumbents
- P. K. Vasudevan Nair - till October
- C. H. Mohammed Koya - till December followed by President's rule
Events
- 16 April - P. K. Vasudevan Nair travels to Bombay to meet Vinoba Bhave and informs that Kerala will not impose Ban on Cow slaughter.[1]
- 3 July - MV Kairali a ship owned by Kerala Shipping Corporation goes missing on its sail from Mormugao to Rostock with Iron ore.[2]
- 2 October - Thiruvananthapuram railway division formed.
- 7 October - P. K. Vasudevan Nair submits resignation to Governor of Kerala following Indian National Congress (U) withdrawing its support to the government.
- 1 December - Koya ministry, the first Indian Union Muslim League led government in state resigns following Congress withdrawing support.
Dates unknown
- Coalition fronts Left Democratic Front and United Democratic Front takes shape in state.
Birth
- 17 December - Indrajith Sukumaran, actor.
Deaths
- 7 July - C. Kesavan, Chief Minister of Travancore–Cochin (b.1891)
See also
References
- ↑ April 11, 1979, Forty Years Ago: Kerala rejects ban. The Indian Express(2019-04-18). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ The haunting legacy of MV Kairali, Ravi, Rajesh. The New Indian Express(2025-06-30). Retrieved 2025-12-10.