George Chadayanmuri, who working underground (evading arrest as per instruction of communist party) took pains to talk to the toddy tappers and bring them under the umbrella of a union.

Communists converted the toddy tappers from slaves of brutal contractors to modern-day human beings and these workers became the leaders of society.

Farmers, teachers and other people accepted the leadership of toddy tappers and together they took part in the freedom struggle and also fought for the upliftment of lives.

At that time, rival union members decided to manufacture more toddy to make up for losses suffered due to protests.

To prevent this, the striking workers decided to cut down the flower-buds of coconut trees from which the agents of the contractors were able to produce toddy.

They came in at night, and cut off flower-buds of trees in a highly organised action later called 'Kola Muri Samaram' (Coconut Flower Chopping Resistance).

House searches, illegal custodies, lock-up tortures of all kinds and forms, atrocities on women, all took place.

The people in Anthikad area are mainly engaged in foreign employment in the Middle East, farming, trading and the service sector.

In short, the major source of income and cash flow is from foreign remittance, farming, dairy and service sector.