
ICHR move touches a raw nerve in Kerala
The Hindu
Parties flay bid to erase Malabar Rebellion from annals of freedom struggle
The recommendation by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) to exclude those who participated in the 1921 Malabar Rebellion against colonial rule from the list of freedom fighters appeared to have touched a raw nerve in Kerala. Except for the Bharatiya Janata Party, political parties across the spectrum condemned the move to eclipse the role of the 387 mutineers, an overwhelming number of them Muslims, in the armed insurrection against the British. Among those “earmarked for delisting” by the ICHR are iconic rebel leaders Variankunnath Kunhamad Haji and Ali Musaliar.More Related News