Liberation Struggle (Kerala)

The Liberation Struggle in Kerala (1958–59) or Vimochana Samaram was a period of anti-communist protest against the first elected state government in Kerala, led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India. Organised opposition to the government was primarily driven by the Syro-Malabar Church, the Nair Service Society, the Indian Union Muslim League, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Indian National Congress. In the aftermath of the struggle, at least 15 people, mostly Christians, including a pregnant woman, died in various incidents of police firing. These events led the Indian central government, under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, to impose President's Rule and dismiss the state government.