The peaceful farmers protest on 1941 March 28 turned violent and the mob accidentally killed a policeman.
Karnataka and Kasaragod district (which was part of South Canara earlier) were ruled by the Ikkeri Nayakas and the subsequent Kingdom of Mysore.
[1] As the Kasaragod region was part of the South Canara district, the tenancy law which was compulsory in Malabar did not come into force in this area.
[1] Those who decided to defeat the peasant struggle reported to the British authorities that the peasantry activists were going to 'set fire to the Nileswaram Kovilakam'.
[1] The district magistrate issued arrest warrants against K. P. Vellunga, Choorikkadan Krishnan Nair, Koithattil Chirukandan and Valappil Raman under the Defense of India Rule for anti-war activities.
[4] Subbarayan, a specially deployed police officer in Kayyur, who led the attack the previous day, accidentally came to the front of a march.
[6] Although there was no evidence that any of the victims assaulted the police officer, the court ruled that all those present could be considered to have "intention to kill".
[5] The four comrades, Madathil Appu, Koithattil Chirukandan, Podora Kunjambu Nair, Pallikkal Aboobacker were hanged to death in Kannur central prison on 29 March 1943.
Appu, who received only a basic education, entered active politics through organizations such as the Abhinav Bharat, Yuvak sangh, Indian National Congress and the Karshakasangham (peasants union).
[8] The role of Communist leader and former Kerala chief minister E. K. Nayanar in the Kayyur incident is a matter of controversy for a long.
It is believed that Nayanar was the third accused in the FIR though he was not present at the scene, and he escaped the trial as he could not be apprehended by the police.
[9] In 2021, following the government's order to organize competitions of Independence Day celebrations based on local history, the subject given in Kasargod district was the Kayyur incident.
[10] The authorities replied that the Kayyur incident, in which four people were hanged, was an unforgettable chapter in the national freedom struggle and that the issue was chosen because there was no greater sacrifice in the district than this.