How a Nair united Muslims, Christians to dislodge India's first Communist govt
Published on: April 3, 2026, 3:38 p.m. | Source: India Today
It was Kerala that saw the first elected Communist government in the world in 1957. However, an Education Bill brought about its downfall. A Nair leader converted a Church protest into a mass movement that was seized by Indira Gandhi to get the EMS Namboodiripad-led government dismissed.
