1989 in Kerala
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Events in the year 1989 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 June - Kottayam becomes the first town in India to achieve 100% literacy.[1][2]
- 20 June - A tunnel under construction of 109 crore worth Lower Periyar Hydel Project crashes. Indian National Congress raises corruption allegation against CPI(M) minister T. Sivadasa Menon.[3]
- November - United Democratic Front (Kerala) sweeps the 1989 Parliament elections in Kerala.
Date unknown
- February/March - The apex scholarly body of Muslims in Kerala, Samastha splits into AP faction and EK faction following Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar staging SYS meeting in Ernakulam and openly voicing dissent on allegiance with Indian Union Muslim League.[4][5][6]
Birth
- 23 February - Shamna Kasim, actress.
Deaths
- 16 January - Prem Nazir, actor (b.1926)
See also
References
- ^ "How Kerala's Kottayam achieved 100% literacy". The Indian Express. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Hiran, U. (2019-06-24). "When the City of Letters lived up to its name". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Kerala: Tunnel crash puts LDF in the dock, UDF alleges kickbacks". India Today. 1989-08-15. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (2023-08-31). "Samastha split likely as discord over IUML dominance simmers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Prashanth, M. P. (2025-04-30). "Sunni unity sans Panakkad Sadiq Ali Thangal?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Ameerudheen, T. A. (2018-01-23). "Big deal: Merger of two factions of a Muslim group could realign political forces in Kerala". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
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