Liberation Struggle (Kerala)

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The Liberation Struggle in Kerala (1958–59) was a period of anticommunist protest against the first elected state government in Kerala, India, which was led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India. Organised opposition to the state government was spearheaded by the Syro-Malabar Church, the Nair Service Society , the Indian Union Muslim League, and Indian National Congress. The Communists believed the movement received funds mostly from outside of India, mobilised by the CIA and international Catholic organisations^{[citation needed]}. In the aftermath of "liberation struggle", atleast 15 people mostly Christians including a pregnant woman^[1] are recorded to be dead from various police firings and at the hands of communist workers.^[2] Following mass protests and deaths from police firing, in 1959, the Indian government finally bowed to pressure and dismissed Namboodiripad on 31 July 1959.