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. 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. February 19 - Muthanga firing incident. May 2 – The second Marad massacre took place, killing nine. May 13 – The first heart transplantation surgery in Kerala conducted at Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi under the leadership of Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram. 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. Kerala observed 123 Hartal in 2003. Thereby effectively reducing working days to 160.
Deaths
July 16 – K. P. A. C. Azeez, 68, actor. October 10 - Nawab Rajendran, 53, journalist and activist.
See also
History of Kerala 2003 in India
References