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((Short description|10th Chief Minister of Kerala (1943–2023)))
((More citations needed|date=August 2023))
((Use dmy dates|date=July 2023))
((Use Indian English|date=May 2016))
((Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix    = 
| name                = Oommen Chandy
| image               = Oommen Chandy Kerala.jpg
| caption             = Chandy in 2016
| order               = 10th
| office              = Chief Minister of Kerala
| term_start          = ((Start date|2011|05|18|df=yes))
| term_end            = ((End date|2016|05|20|df=yes))
| predecessor         = [[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| successor           = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| term_start1         = ((Start date|2004|08|31|df=yes))
| term_end1           = ((End date|2006|05|12|df=yes))
| predecessor1        = [[A. K. Antony]]
| successor1          = [[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| office2             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2       = [[Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)|Puthuppally]]
| term_start2         = ((Start date|1970||))
| term_end2           = ((Start date|2023||))
| office3             = [[Minister of Home Affairs]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| 1blankname3         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3          = ''Himself''
| predecessor3        = [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]]
| successor3          = [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]]
| term_start3         = ((Start date|2011|05|18|df=yes))
| term_end3           = ((End date|2012|04|13|df=yes))
| 1blankname4         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4          = ''Himself''
| predecessor4        = [[A. K. Antony]]
| successor4          = [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]]
| term_start4         = ((Start date|2004|08|31|df=yes))
| term_end4           = ((End date|2006|05|12|df=yes))
| term_start5         = ((Start date|1981|12|28|df=yes))
| term_end5           = ((End date|1982|03|17|df=yes))
| 1blankname5         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5          = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| predecessor5        = [[T. K. Ramakrishnan]]
| successor5          = [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| office6             = [[Department of Finance (Kerala)|Minister for Finance]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| 1blankname6         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6          = ''Himself''
| term_start6         = ((Start date|2015|11|10|df=yes))
| term_end6           = ((End date|2016|05|20|df=yes))
| predecessor6        = [[K. M. Mani]]
| successor6          = [[T. M. Thomas Isaac]]
| term_start7         = ((Start date|1991|07|02|df=yes))
| term_end7           = ((End date|1994|06|22|df=yes))
| 1blankname7         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata7          = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| predecessor7        = [[V. Viswanatha Menon]]
| successor7          = [[C. V. Padmarajan]]
| office8             = [[List of Leaders of the Opposition of Kerala|Leader of the Opposition]],<br /> [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| governor8           = ((Unbulleted_list|[[R. L. Bhatia]]|[[R. S. Gavai]]))
| term_start8         = ((Start date|2006|05|18|df=yes))
| term_end8           = ((End date|2011|05|14|df=yes))
| predecessor8        = [[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| successor8          = [[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| office9             = General Secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] for [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| president9          = ((Unbulleted_list|[[Rahul Gandhi]]|[[Sonia Gandhi]] ((small|(Interim)))|[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]))
| term_start9         = ((Start date|2018|06|06|df=yes))
| term_end9           = ((End date|2023|07|18|df=yes))
| spouse              = Mariamma Oommen
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]]
| children            = [[Chandy Oommen]], Maria Oommen, Achu Oommen
| birth_date          = ((Birth date|df=yes|1943|10|31))
| birth_place         = [[Kumarakom, Kottayam|Kumarakom]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(present day [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India)
| death_date          = ((Death date and age|df=yes|2023|07|18|1943|10|31))
| death_place         = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| alma_mater          = ((Unbulleted_list|[[CMS College Kottayam|CMS College]]|[[St. Berchmans College]]<br>((small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])))
|[[Government Law College, Ernakulam|Govt. Law College, Ernakulam]]<br>((small|([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])))))
| residence           = ((Unbulleted_list|[[Puthuppally, Kottayam]]|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]))
| website             = ((URL|http://www.oommenchandy.org/))
| date                = 9 April 2014
| source              = http://oommenchandy.net
| predecessor2        = E. M. George
| successor2          = [[Chandy Oommen]]
| parents             = Chandy and Baby
))

((Indian name|Oommen|Chandy))'''Oommen Chandy''' (31 October 1943 – 18 July 2023) was the 10th [[chief minister of Kerala]], serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the [[Leader of the Opposition|leader of the opposition]] in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref>((cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2011/kerala/Kerala-assembly-elections-2011-UDF-wins-by-narrow-margin/articleshow/8288245.cms | work=The Times of India | first=Anantha | last=Krishnan | title=Kerala assembly elections 2011: UDF wins by narrow margin))</ref> 
 
He represented [[Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)|Puthuppally constituency]] as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) in the State Assembly from 1970 until his death in 2023, making him the longest-serving member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislature Assembly]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Oommen Chandy sets record as the longest-serving legislator in Kerala |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/02/oommen-chandy-kerala-legislator.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=OnManorama))</ref> He received an [[United Nations Public Service Awards|award for public service]] from the [[United Nations]] in 2013.<ref name="cm">((Cite web|title=തലസ്ഥാനത്തെ ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതല്‍ പരിഗണിച്ച മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയാര് ? കണക്കുകള്‍ പറയുന്നു അത് ഉമ്മന്‍ചാണ്ടി|url=http://www.kalakaumudi.com/malayalam/news/who-is-the-best-cm-in-kerala--2020-09-19.php|access-date=6 November 2020|website=www.kaumudiplus.com|language=en))</ref><ref name="ndtv.com">((cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/kerala-chief-minister-oommen-chandy-receives-un-award-for-public-service-526716|title=Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy receives UN award for public service|access-date=26 July 2023))</ref>

In 2018, he was appointed as the general secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]], in charge of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>((Cite news |date= |title=Former Kerala CM Chandy appointed AICC general secretary. |work=Onmanorama |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2018/05/27/oommen-chandy-aicc-general-secy-congress.html |access-date=))</ref><ref>((Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=AICC Office Bearers: Indian National Congress - Congress Party Official website |url=https://www.inc.in/aicc-office-bearers/general-secretaries |access-date=2023-08-09 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529221711/https://www.inc.in/aicc-office-bearers/general-secretaries |url-status=bot: unknown ))</ref> He was also a [[Congress Working Committee]] member at the time of his death.<ref>((Cite web |title=Indian National Congress |url=https://inc.in/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Indian National Congress |language=en))</ref>

==Early life and education==
Oommen Chandy was born on 31 October 1943 to a [[Saint Thomas Christians|Nasrani]] [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church|Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christian]] family in [[Kumarakom]], [[Kottayam district]], as the son of Baby and K. O. Chandy of the Karottu Vallakkalil house.<ref>((Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m86.htm |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.niyamasabha.org))</ref><ref>((cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Oommen Chandy's church has hard-hitting message for him |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/oommen-chandy-s-church-has-hard-hitting-message-for-him-116061300648_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |location=[[Trivandrum]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |date=13 June 2016 |access-date=30 January 2021))</ref><ref>((cite AV media |people=T. K. Jom, K. B. Sreedharan |date=17 September 2020 |title=Oommen Chandy An Ardent Believer Of Puthuppally St George Church |trans-title= |medium=Television production |language=ml |url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/news/kerala/sgc-1.61852 |access-date=30 January 2021 |format= |time= |location=[[Kottayam]] |publisher=[[Mathrubhumi News]] |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= ))</ref> 

He was named after his paternal grandfather, V. J. Oommen (Vallakkalil), a member of the [[Travancore Legislative Council]].<ref>((Cite web|title=A quintessential man of the masses: Oommen Chandy is no more|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/quintessential-man-masses-oommen-chandy-no-more-179871|website=The News Minutes|last=Balan|first=Saritha S|date=18 July 2023|access-date=22 July 2023))</ref> Oommen ventured into the political arena as an activist of Kerala's largest student organization [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU), the student wing of the Indian National Congress party.<ref>((Cite web |title=OOMMEN CHANDY |url=http://www.oommenchandy.org/PoliticalProfile.php |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.oommenchandy.org ))</ref> He was the unit president of the KSU at St. George High School, Puthupally, and went on to become the state president of the organization.<ref>((Cite web |title=OOMMEN CHANDY |url=http://www.oommenchandy.org/PersonalProfile.php |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.oommenchandy.org))</ref>

Oommen completed his pre-university course from [[CMS College|CMS College, Kottayam]] and received a B.A. in economics from [[St. Berchmans College|St. Berchmans College, Changanassery]].<ref>((Cite web|title=Oommen Chandy|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/oommen-chandy|access-date=3 September 2020|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423155945/https://www.indiatoday.in/oommen-chandy|url-status=dead))</ref> Later, he earned a [[Bachelor of Laws|bachelor's degree in law]] (LL.B) from the [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]].<ref name="indiatimes">((cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhis-uae-visit-a-huge-success-oommen-chandy/articleshow/67512450.cms|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|title=news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhis-uae-visit-a-huge-success-oommen-chandy/articleshow/67512450|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528122547/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rahul-gandhis-uae-visit-a-huge-success-oommen-chandy/articleshow/67512450.cms|url-status=dead))</ref>

==Political life==
<!--[[File: Ummen Chandy.png|thumb|400px| Ommen Chandy in the Interactive Session; How Can Responsible and Collaborative Political Dialogue Become the Norm? Participants captured during the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2009 held in New Delhi, 8–10 November 2009.]]-->
Oommen started his political career through the Kerala Students Union (KSU), in which he served as president from 1967 to 1969. He was elected as the president of the State Youth Congress in 1970.<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY">((Cite web |title=OOMMEN CHANDY |url=http://www.oommenchandy.org/PoliticalProfile.php |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.oommenchandy.org))</ref>

Oommen represented the [[Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)|Puthuppally constituency]] for five decades, having been elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 1970, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/> During his legislative career, he also served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 1996 to 1998.<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
[[File:Manmohan Singh at the inauguration of the ‘Emerging Kerala-2012–Global Connect’, at Kochi. The Governor of Kerala, Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj, the Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony, the Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs.jpg|thumbnail|Oommen Chandy with the prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and Defence Minister [[A. K. Antony]] at ''[[Emerging Kerala]]'' summit, 2012]]
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Election victories
|-
!Year||Closest rival||Majority (votes)
|-
|1970||E. M. George ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]])||7,288<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|1977||P. C. Cherian ([[Bharatiya Lok Dal|BLD]])||15,910<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|1980||M. R. G. Panicker ([[National Loktantrik Party|NDP]])||13,659<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|1982||Thomas Rajan ([[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|ICS]])||15,983<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|1987||[[V. N. Vasavan]] (CPI(M))||9,164<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|1991||V. N. Vasavan (CPI(M))||13,811
|-
|1996||Reji Zacharia (CPI(M))||10,155<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|2001||[[Cherian Philip]] (CPI(M) Ind.)||12,575<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|2006||Sindhu Joy (CPI(M))||19,863<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|2011||Suja Susan George (CPI(M))||33,255<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|2016||Jaik C. Thomas (CPI(M)) ||27,092<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|-
|2021||Jaik C. Thomas (CPI(M)) ||9,044<ref name="OOMMEN CHANDY"/>
|}

===Minister===
Oommen was [[Kerala Council of Ministers|a minister in the Government of Kerala]] on four occasions.<ref name="indiatoday">((cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajya-saba-seat-sacrifice-triggers-flash-war-in-congress-1254922-2018-06-08|title=Rajya Saba seat sacrifice triggers flash war in Congress – India News|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=14 December 2020))</ref> He was the minister for Labour from 11 April 1977 to 25 April 1977 in the first [[K. Karunakaran]] ministry and continued holding the same portfolio in the succeeding first [[A. K. Antony]] ministry until 27 October 1978. He was in the charge of Home Portfolio in the second K. Karunakaran ministry from 28 December 1981 to 17 March 1982. He was sworn in again as a minister in the fourth K. Karunakaran ministry on 2 July 1991. He was in charge of the Finance Portfolio and resigned from the cabinet on 22 June 1994 as a protest against Karunakaran's denial of a Rajya Sabha ticket to a factional leader.<ref name="indiatoday2">((cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19950331-kerala-narasimha-raos-troubleshooter-karunakaran-likely-to-face-a-tough-time-807099-1995-03-31|title=On the brink – Special Report News – Kerala: Narasimha Rao's troubleshooter Karunakaran likely to face a tough time|date=31 March 1995|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=14 December 2020))</ref>

Oommen was a minister in the following ministries:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Head of the Ministry !! Period !! Portfolio
|-
| 1 || [[K. Karunakaran]] || 11 April 1977&nbsp;– 25 April 1977 || Labour((citation needed|date=July 2023))
|-
| 2 || [[A. K. Antony]] || 27 April 1977&nbsp;– 27 October 1978 || Labour((citation needed|date=July 2023))
|-
| 3 || [[K. Karunakaran]] || 28 December 1981&nbsp;– 17 March 1982 || Home((citation needed|date=July 2023))
|-
| 4 || [[K. Karunakaran]] || 2 July 1991&nbsp;– 22 June 1994 || Finance((citation needed|date=July 2023))
|}

=== First term as chief minister, 2004–2006 ===
The results of the parliamentary elections in May 2004 saw the Indian National Congress not winning a single seat in Kerala. The sitting chief minister, [[A.K. Antony]], was forced to resign and accept responsibility for the poor results.<ref>((Cite web|title=Kerala chief minister Antony quits|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/29kerala.htm|access-date=8 September 2020|website=www.rediff.com))</ref> On 30 August 2004, Oommen was elected as the Congress Legislature Party leader at the end of a meeting by AICC observers and clearance by the Congress president, [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref>((Cite web|title=Oommen Chandy sworn in as Kerala CM|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/31kerala1.htm|access-date=8 September 2020|website=www.rediff.com))</ref> The Congress-led alliance was defeated but managed to retain 42 out of 140 seats in the assembly and boost its vote-share by nearly 10% after the general election rout. He resigned as chief minister on 12 May 2006 following the defeat of his party in [[2006 Kerala state assembly election|2006 Assembly Elections]].<ref>((Cite web|title=UDF throws down the gauntlet to incumbent Kerala government|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/mar/30/udf-throws-down-the-gauntlet-to-incumbent-kerala-government-1957711.html|access-date=3 September 2020|website=The New Indian Express))</ref>

=== Leader of opposition ===
Oommen was the leader of opposition in the twelfth Kerala Legislative Assembly. Under his leadership, [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] marked victories in Lok Sabha Election 2009, gaining 16 out of 20 parliament constituencies in Kerala. UDF also got an upper hand in local body elections.<ref>((Cite news |last=R Krishnakumar |date=2 June 2011 |title=Winner's losses |language=en |work=Frontline |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30175580.ece |access-date=18 July 2023))</ref>

=== Leader of Congress Parliamentary Party ===
After winning the closely contested 2011 assembly election, Congress's legislative party unanimously elected Oommen as its leader.<ref>((Cite web |title=Chandy Oommen secures big win for Congress in Kerala, BJP candidate loses deposit |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chandy-oommen-wins-puthuppally-assembly-seat-kerala-puthuppally-byelection-result-2023-2432949-2023-09-08 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=India Today |language=en))</ref> At the Congress Legislature Party meeting, Oommen Chandy's name was proposed by [[Ramesh Chennithala]] and seconded by Aryadan Mohammed. The election process was formally launched after Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Mohsina Kidwai and AICC general secretary [[Madhusudan Mistry]], who was in charge of Kerala, held a one-to-one meeting in their capacity as observers with the 38 elected MLAs.((citation needed|date=July 2023))

=== Second term as chief minister, 2011–2016 ===
[[File:Kerala CM Oomen Chandy calls meets PM Modi on 3 June 2014.jpg|thumb|Oommen Chandy with [[Narendra Modi]]]]

UDF, led by Oommen Chandy, secured a slender margin of majority in the assembly election held on 13 April 2011 by winning 72 seats against the 68 seats of the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]. He took the oath on 18 May 2011 with six other ministers of his cabinet. Later, thirteen other ministers were also inducted into his cabinet.

==Awards and honours==
Oommen Chandy received the 2013 [[United Nations Public Service Awards|United Nations Public Service Award]]<ref name="ChandyUNTheHindu">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chandy-to-get-un-award-tomorrow/article4850295.ece "Chandy wins UN Award"] The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 26 June 2013.</ref><ref name="ChandyUNPAN">[http://unpan.org/DPADM/UNPSDayAwards/UNPublicServiceAwards/tabid/1522/language/en-US/Default.aspx "UN Public Administration Programme"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601094859/http://unpan.org/DPADM/UNPSDayAwards/UNPublicServiceAwards/tabid/1522/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=1 June 2012 )) UN Public Administration Programme.</ref><ref name="ChandyUNEcoTimes">[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/news/39445317_1_mass-contact-programme-chandy-3-lakh "Chandy Wins UN Award"] The Economic Times.</ref> for the Asia-Pacific region, for "Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service." The award was presented on 27 June 2013, in [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]], by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, [[Wu Hongbo]]. The award was based on the theme "Transformative e-Government and Innovation: Creating a Better Future for All".((citation needed|date=July 2023))

==Achievements==
[[File:Manmohan Singh being presented a memento at the inauguration of the Total E-Literacy Project, organised by P.N. Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra, at Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala. The Governor of Kerala, Shri Nikhil Kumar.jpg|thumbnail|The inauguration of Complete [[Akshaya project|E-literacy project]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (2014)]]
Oommen Chandy first took charge as [[Chief Minister of Kerala|chief minister]] on 31 August 2004 and adopted the motto ''Athivegam Bahudooram'' (Fast and far). Sanctioning of [[Unemployment benefits|unemployment allowance]], and welfare measures for labourers were some of the measures introduced by his government.<ref name="mn">((Cite book|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of Kerala Legislature|year=2018|location=Thiruvananthapuram|pages=32|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf))</ref> Oommen attended the 35th [[World Economic Forum]] held at [[Davos]], Switzerland, in 2006.<ref name="mn"/> The ''Karunya'' benevolent scheme was implemented in 2011–2012, allowing free treatment of patients with [[cancer]], [[haemophilia]], and kidney and heart diseases.<ref>((Cite news|title=Karunya Benevolent Fund Scheme extended for one more year|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/apr/02/karunya-benevolent-fund-scheme-extended-for-one-more-year-2124595.html|last=Express News Service|date=2 April 2020|work=The New Indian Express))</ref> Forty-three [[Cochlear implant|Cochlear implant surgeries]] were performed under a Cochlear implant scheme for hearing impaired children.<ref>((Cite news|title=43 cochlear implant surgeries performed|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2012/oct/04/43-cochlear-implant-surgeries-performed-412100.html|last=Express News Service|date=4 October 2012|work=New Indian Express))</ref> More organ implantation surgeries were done through ''Mruthasanjeevani'' project.<ref name= "clg"/> Oommen also received the United Nation's Public Service Award for his [[Town hall meeting|Mass Contact Programme]] (''Jana Samparkka Paripadi''), for hearing and solving the complaints of citizens.<ref>((Cite news|title=Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy bags UN award for 'mass contact programme'|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kerala-chief-minister-oommen-chandy-bags-un-award-for-mass-contact-programme/articleshow/20206064.cms|access-date=6 November 2020))</ref> In 2005, [[Information Technology]] was made a compulsory subject for the school-level students, making Kerala the first Indian state to do so.<ref name="it">((Cite news|title=Kerala's 'IT@school' project now a government company 'KITE', CM Vijayan launches logo|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/keralas-itschool-project-now-a-government-company-kite-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-launches-logo-4785993/|last=Express Web Desk|date=7 August 2017|work=The Indian Express))</ref> [[Victers TV]], which is India's first public edutainment channel broadband network on [[GSAT-3|EDUSAT]] for schools, was inaugurated by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] on 28 July 2005 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://kite.kerala.gov.in/KITE/index.php/welcome/about_victers|title=KITE))</ref> The [[Hill Highway (Kerala)|Hill highway]] project, a massive highway project that connects the eastern hilly areas of the [[List of districts of Kerala|districts of Kerala]] first proposed in 1960, was approved by the [[First Chandy ministry|First Oommen ministry]] in 2005. The [[Government of Kerala]] approved the project and allocated funds on 17 January 2005, Oommen inaugurated the first phase of the project between [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] and [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]] at a function held in [[Payyavoor]].<ref>((Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=3 March 2020|title=Joseph Kanakamotta, the man behind hill highway, is no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/joseph-kanakamotta-the-man-behind-hill-highway-is-no-more/article30966821.ece|access-date=29 December 2020|issn=0971-751X))</ref>
[[File:Kochi Metro train at Palarivattom, Aug 2017.jpg|thumbnail|[[Kochi metro]] was the fastest completed metro project in India on its inauguration]]
The [[Second Chandy ministry|Second Oommen ministry]] (2011–2016) adopted the motto ''Vikasanavum Karuthalum'' (Development and Care).<ref name="cm"/> Oommen Chandy's regime was instrumental in beginning the construction of several massive infrastructure projects as well as some human-welfare schemes in Kerala which included the [[Kannur International Airport]] in Kannur,<ref name="oc">((Cite web|title=Congress kicks off poll campaign with 'Aiswarya Kerala yatra'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/congress-kicks-poll-campaign-aiswarya-kerala-yatra-142608|access-date=24 November 2020|website=The News Minute))</ref><ref name="ht"/> the [[Kochi Metro]] at [[Kochi]],<ref name="oc"/><ref>((Cite news|title=Kochi Metro turns a glorious chapter today|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/sep/07/kochi-metro-turns-a-glorious-chapter-today-2193400.html|last=|date=7 September 2020|work=New Indian Express))</ref><ref name="ht"/> the [[Vizhinjam International Seaport]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]],<ref name="oc"/><ref name="ht">((Cite news|title=Kerala: Hitting out at 'misrule' of LDF govt, UDF launches state-wide rally|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-hitting-out-at-misrule-of-ldf-govt-udf-launches-state-wide-rally-101612103005072.html|last=PTI|date=31 January 2021|work=Hindutan Times))</ref> and the [[SmartCity, Kochi|Smart City project]].<ref name="oc" /> The projects for [[Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro]] and [[Kozhikode Light Metro]] were approved in 2012.<ref>((cite news|agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-04/kozhikode/34258992_1_meenchanda-city-project-monorail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101152959/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-04/kozhikode/34258992_1_meenchanda-city-project-monorail |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2013 |title=Cabinet approves detailed project report of Kozhikode monorail project |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 October 2012))</ref> A suburban rail project was initiated in 2013.<ref>((Cite news|title=Kerala gives nod for suburban rail project|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/kerala-gives-nod-for-suburban-rail-project-113082201082_1.html|last=BS Reporter|date=22 August 2013|work=Business Standard))</ref>

The [[Technopark, Trivandrum|Technopark]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] became the largest Information Technology park in India with the inauguration of its third phase in 2014.<ref name="techno">((Cite news|title=Technopark becomes largest IT park in the country|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/technopark-becomes-largest-it-park-in-the-country/articleshow/28958104.cms|last=P K Krishnakumar|date=17 January 2014|work=Economic Times))</ref> The Taurus Downtown at Technopark was commenced during the period 2011–2016.<ref>((Cite news |date=26 October 2017 |title=Downtown Project hits a 'wetland' hurdle |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/downtown-project-hits-a-wetland-hurdle/articleshow/61230795.cms |access-date=18 July 2023 |issn=0971-8257))</ref> The second phase of [[InfoPark, Kochi]] was inaugurated in May 2015.<ref>((Cite news|title=Infopark second phase inaguration on May 6|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infopark-second-phase-inaguration-on-may-6/articleshow/47149317.cms|last=ET Bureau|date=4 May 2015|work=Economic Times))</ref> Phase two of [[InfoPark Thrissur]] was completed during the same period.<ref>((Cite news|title=CM to inaugurate Koratty infopark|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/CM-to-inaugurate-Koratty-infopark/article13998132.ece|last=Staff Reporter|date=14 January 2016|work=The Hindu))</ref><ref>((Cite news|title=nfopark Koratty Phase II starts off with Indeevaram on January 21|url=https://keralaitnews.com/5595/infopark-koratty-phase-ii-starts-off-with-indeevaram-on-january-21/|date=14 January 2014|work=Kerala IT News|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521040316/https://keralaitnews.com/5595/infopark-koratty-phase-ii-starts-off-with-indeevaram-on-january-21/|url-status=dead))</ref> The Park Centre of [[Cyberpark|Cybercity]] at [[Kozhikode]] was formally opened by IT Minister [[P.K. Kunhalikutty]] on 15 February 2014.<ref name="Cyberpark to place Kozhikode on IT map">((cite news|title=Cyberpark to place Kozhikode on IT map|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cyberpark-to-place-kozhikode-on-it-map/article5686855.ece|access-date=16 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 February 2014))</ref><ref name="Now, Cyberpark puts Kozhikode on the IT map">((cite news|title=Now, Cyberpark puts Kozhikode on the IT map|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Now-Cyberpark-puts-Kozhikode-on-the-IT-map/articleshow/30482192.cms|access-date=16 February 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 February 2014))</ref> UL Cyberpark at [[Kozhikode]] was inaugurated in January 2016.<ref>((Cite news|title=UL CyberPark marks a first in IT sector|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/ul-cyberpark-marks-a-first-in-it-sector/article8274206.ece|last=Govind|first=Biju|date=24 February 2016|work=The Hindu))</ref>

It was also during his administration that 12 new [[List of taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]s,<ref name="tal">((Cite news|title=12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/12-new-taluks-to-be-formed-in-kerala/article4530074.ece|last=|date=21 March 2013|work=The Hindu))</ref> 28 new [[List of cities and towns in Kerala|Municipalities]],<ref name="new">((Cite news|title=Kannur to become corporation; 28 new municipalities on anvil|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Kannur-to-become-corporation-28-new-municipalities-on-anvil/articleshow/45891777.cms|last=TNN|date=15 January 2015|work=Times of India))</ref> and the [[Kannur Municipal Corporation]] were formed<ref name="new" /> for more effective decentralisation and proper utilisation of resources in the state,<ref name="new" /><ref name="tal" /> It was the largest [[Tehsil|Taluk]] delimitation in the state of Kerala since 1957.<ref name="c1961">((Cite book|title=Census of India – 1961, Kerala (Census Atlas)|last=Devassy|first=M. K.|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala and Laccadive Islands|year=1967))</ref><ref name="tal" /> A number of [[List of state highways in Kerala|state highways]] were constructed under Oommen government, and the final decision to widen the [[National Highway (India)|national highway]]s of the state to ((Convert|45|m|ft)) were taken in 2014.<ref>((Cite news|title=Kerala government finally decides to develop national highways at 45-meter width|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-government-finally-decides-to-develop-national-highways-at-45-meter-width/|last=Philip|first=Shaju|date=24 October 2014|work=Indian Express))</ref> During his tenure, 227 road bridges costing nearly Rs 1,600 crore were built across [[Kerala]], the most ever in the state.<ref>((Cite web|title=Chandy challenges LDF to disclose list of bridges constructed during their tenure |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/chandy-challenges-ldf-to-disclose-list-of-bridges-constructed-during-their-tenure-1.5551643|access-date=30 March 2021|website=Mathrubhumi name="227 Bridges"))</ref><ref name="clg" /> The [[Kozhikode]] bypass was completed and the works of [[Kollam Bypass]] and [[Alappuzha Bypass]] roads were restarted during 2011–2016.<ref name= "clg"/> The [[Karamana]]-[[Kaliyikkavila]] and [[Kazhakootam]]-[[Karode]] bypasses for the city of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] were initiated and started.<ref name="clg" /> The [[Kochi]]-[[Mangalore]] [[GAIL]] pipeline was commissioned by the Second Oommen ministry in 2013.<ref>((Cite news|title=Gas pipeline from Kochi to Mangaluru: hurdles crossed, and why it matters|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gas-pipeline-from-kochi-to-mangaluru-hurdles-crossed-and-why-it-matters-7141149/|last=Philip|first=Shaju|date=11 January 2021|work=Indian Express))</ref> 
[[File:Oomman chandy.jpg|thumbnail|Oommen Chandy in September 2015]]
Oommen Chandy's administration also made the decision to build at least one government medical college in each district without one, to ensure the presence of the public medical college in all 14 districts of Kerala, which was instrumental in the public health infrastructure of the state.<ref>((Cite news|title=MCI recognition for Manjeri medical college|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mci-recognition-for-manjeri-medical-college/article27029294.ece|last=Special Currespondent|date=4 May 2019|work=The Hindu))</ref> As a part of the project, new medical colleges were established in the state starting in 2013, after a gap of 31 years.<ref>((Cite news|title=A new government medical college in Kerala after 31 years|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-new-government-medical-college-in-kerala-after-31-years/article5082996.ece|last=Staff Reporter|date=2 September 2013|work=The Hindu))</ref> The [[National University of Advanced Legal Studies]] at [[Kochi]] was founded in 2005 and the [[IIT Palakkad|Indian Institute of Technology]] at [[Palakkad]] was established in 2015. The universities founded during 2011–2016 period include the [[Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University]] at [[Tirur]] (2012) and [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (2014).<ref name="Ord">((cite web|title=Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Ordinance, 2012|url=http://www.keralalawsect.org/images/legg/ord56_2012.pdf|work=Kerala Gazette|publisher=Government of Kerala|access-date=4 November 2012))((dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Kerala gifts Malayalis a university|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kerala-gifts-malayalis-a-university/article4055548.ece|access-date=3 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 November 2012))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Jayakumar to take charge as Malayalam University VC|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1322139.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080058/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1322139.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=3 November 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=1 November 2012))</ref> The [[K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts]] at [[Kottayam]] was inaugurated in January 2016.<ref>((cite web|last1=Press Information Bureau|title=Remarks by Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, at the inauguration of the KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Sciences & Arts at Kottayam, Kerala|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=134373|publisher=Government of India|access-date=12 January 2016))</ref> In 2015, the [[Cochin International Airport]] became the world's first fully solar-powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated [[CIAL Solar Power Project|solar plant]].<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nYRV0SGkot3GIOvQrqhBXL/Worlds-first-solarrun-airport-in-Kochi.html |title=Cochin International Airport set to become worlds's first fully solar-powered major airport|access-date=5 March 2021|work=LiveMint|date=18 August 2015))</ref><ref name="BBC">((cite news|last=Menon |first=Supriya |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34421419 |title=How is the world's first solar powered airport faring? – BBC News |publisher=Bbc.com |access-date=1 December 2016|work=BBC News |date=9 October 2015 ))</ref> The airport won the [[Champions of the Earth|Champion of the Earth]] award in 2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by the [[United Nations]].<ref name="UN">((cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/jul/26/cial-chosen-for-un-environmental-honour-1848990.html|title=CIAL chosen for UN environmental honour|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=26 July 2018))</ref> The airport was awarded The Best Airport in [[Asia-Pacific]] in 2020 (with 5–15 million passengers per annum) by the [[Airports Council International]].<ref>((cite web |title=2020 – Best Airport by Size and Region |url=https://aci.aero/customer-experience-asq/asq-awards-and-recognition/asq-awards/current-winner-2020/best-airport-by-size-and-region/ |website=ACI World |access-date=3 March 2021 |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301172701/https://aci.aero/customer-experience-asq/asq-awards-and-recognition/asq-awards/current-winner-2020/best-airport-by-size-and-region/ |url-status=dead ))</ref> The [[Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation]] (KURTC) was formed under KSRTC in 2015 to manage affairs related to urban transportation.((sfn|Chandran|2018|p=422)) It was inaugurated on 12 April 2015 at [[Thevara]].((sfn|Chandran|2018|p=423)) Works on the last phase of [[Kollam Bypass]] was started on 27 May 2015. 
[[File:Cochin International Airport Limited.jpg|thumb|[[Cochin International Airport]] is the first airport in the world to be fully powered by solar energy]]
Social welfare pensions were doubled during Oommen Chandy's second ministry, increasing to Rs.600.<ref name="pen">((Cite news |last= |date=23 July 2016 |title=What the finance minister wouldn't tell you |work=Onmanorama |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/columns/straight-talk/oommen-chandy-challenges-thomas-isaac-claims-kerala-finance.html))</ref> The government distributed pensions ranging from Rs 800 – Rs 1,500.<ref name="clg">((Cite news|title='മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ വെല്ലുവിളി ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്നു'; വികസനങ്ങൾ എണ്ണിപ്പറഞ്ഞ് ഉമ്മൻചാണ്ടി|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/election/takes-up-cms-challenge-oommen-chandy-enumerated-the-developments-477881/|last=Webdesk|date=4 April 2021|work=Malayalam Indian Express))</ref> Social welfare pensions which had been distributed to 12.9 lakh people until 2011 were extended to 34.43 lakh during 2011–2016.<ref name="pen" /> Pensions for the disabled and widows were increased to Rs 800.<ref name="pen" /> Old-age pensions were increased to Rs 1,500 for those above 75 years and Rs 1,100 to those above 80 years.<ref name="pen" /> Other social welfare measures included free rations for those who lost their employment, and 4,14,552 houses for those who hadn't homes before.<ref name="cm" /> Free rice was given to those who were below the poverty line.<ref name="clg" /> Food kits were distributed during [[Onam]], [[Ramadan|Ramdan]], and [[Christmas]].<ref name= "clg"/> A rubber Subsidy to ensure a minimum price of Rs 150/kg was implemented in 2015.<ref>((Cite news|title=Subsidy for Rubber Fixed at Rs 150/kg|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2015/aug/27/subsidy-for-rubber-fixed-at-rs-150kg-805557.html|last=Express News Service|date=27 August 2015|work=The New Indian Express))</ref> The [[Kerala Public Service Commission]] filled vacant posts during 2011–2016,<ref name="pen"/> appointing as many as 1,67,096 job candidates, setting a record;<ref name="pen"/> 46,223 posts were created in the same period.<ref name="pen"/> The second Oommen ministry had also made the decision to prohibit liqueur in the state by discouraging bars.<ref>((Cite news|title=Oommen Chandy: Changes in liquor policy final|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/oommen-chandy-changes-in-liquor-policy-final/|last=Philip|first=Shaju|date=22 December 2014|work=Indian Express))</ref> The number of political killings were relatively low (eleven) during 2011–2016.<ref>((Cite news|title=Oommen Chandy blames CPM for political killings|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/oommen-chandy-blames-cpm-for-political-killings-1.5036983|last=|date=8 September 2020|work=Mathrbhumi))</ref> Kerala was declared as the first complete digital state of India on 27 February 2016.<ref>((Cite news|title=Kerala the first digital State|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/kerala-the-first-digital-state/article8291466.ece|last=Special currespondent|date=28 February 2016|access-date=17 November 2020|work=The Hindu))</ref>

Twenty-six sectors were identified for showcasing in the ''[[Emerging Kerala]]'' summit of 2012 held at [[Kochi]].<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/sectors.php |title=Sectors, Emerging Kerala |access-date=12 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915120327/http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/sectors.php |archive-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The event was organised by the [[Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation]] (KSIDC), to highlight investment opportunities available in [[Kerala]] and advertise to the world its state of readiness to receive investors.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/emerging-kerala-investment-meet-to-see-51-nations-taking-part-261487 |title=Emerging Kerala investment meet to see 51 nations taking part &#124; NDTV.com |access-date=8 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905070855/http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/emerging-kerala-investment-meet-to-see-51-nations-taking-part-261487 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Manmohan Singh|Dr. Manmohan Singh]] inaugurated the three-day event.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/prime-minister-to-inaugurate-emerging-kerala-meet-on-september-12-258673 |title=Prime Minister to inaugurate 'Emerging Kerala' meet on September 12 &#124; NDTV.com |access-date=8 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908064411/http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/prime-minister-to-inaugurate-emerging-kerala-meet-on-september-12-258673 |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/manmohan-to-open-emerging-kerala/article3788382.ece|title=Manmohan to open Emerging Kerala|date=18 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=10 September 2019))</ref> Goals for the event included bringing in 45 specific project proposals with an investment of over Rs.40,000 crore, including [[Bharat Petroleum]] Corporation Ltd's [[Kochi Refinery]] expansion and another joint venture project of Rs.18,000 crore, [[Volkswagen]]’s engine assembly unit (Rs.2,000 crore), a hospital and pre-cast concrete structure manufacturing unit (Rs.570 crore), and a solar energy plant (Rs.500crore).<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3898219.ece |title=The Hindu : States / Kerala : Emerging Kerala sets new goals for State |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=17 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917233713/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3898219.ece |archive-date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> A number of projects were conceptualized and developed in the tate following the summit, the most prominent of which included the [[Kochi]]-[[Mangalore]] [[GAIL]] Pipeline, [[Vizhinjam International Seaport]], [[Kochi Metro]], [[Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro]] and [[Kozhikode Light Metro]], Petroleum Chemicals & Petrochemical Investment Region, [[Kochi]]-[[Palakkad]] National Investment and Manufacturing Zone,<ref>((Cite news|title=Centre's nod sought for Kochi-Palakkad NIMZ|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Centres-nod-sought-for-Kochi-Palakkad-NIMZ/articleshow/15583002.cms|last=TNN|date=21 August 2012|work=Times of India))</ref> [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram–Kasargode Semi High Speed Rail Corridor]], [[Kerala Seaplane]], Electronic hub at [[Kochi]], [[Titanium Sponge Plant in India|Titanium Sponge Plant Project]] at [[Kollam]], [[Oceanarium]] project at [[Kochi]],<ref>((Cite news|title=The country's first Oceanarium project is coming up at Kochi|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-countrys-first-oceanarium-project-is-coming-up-at-kochi/articleshow/9274010.cms?from=mdr|last=Sananda Kumar|date=18 July 2011|work=Economic Times))</ref> [[Bio 360 Life Sciences Park]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], a gas-based powerplant at [[Cheemeni]], [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]],<ref name="power">((Cite news|title=Kerala to get three gas-based power projects|url=https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Kerala-to-get-three-gas-based-power-projects|last=|date=26 August 2013|work=Projects Today))</ref> and [[Kochi LNG Terminal]].<ref name="power" /><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/mega-projects.php |title=Mega Projects, Emerging Kerala |access-date=12 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913011742/http://www.emergingkerala2012.org/mega-projects.php |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Controversies==
[[File:Oommen Chandy 2013 4.JPG|thumbnail|Oommen Chandy in January 2013]]

=== 2013 Kerala solar panel scam ===
The [[2013 Kerala solar panel scam]] was one of the main scandals raised by the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]-led opposition. It was also one of the main election issues used by LDF during [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].

However, the [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|Crime Branch]] appointed by [[First Vijayan ministry]] in 2018 found that there was no evidence against Oommen in the scam.<ref name="mn_1">((Cite news|title=No evidence against Chandy, finds Crime Branch on harassment plaint of solar-scam accused|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/03/26/no-evidence-against-chandy-crime-branch-harassment-plaint-solar-.html|last=Our currespondent|date=26 March 2021|work=Onmanorama|publisher=))</ref><ref name="mb_1">((Cite news|title=Solar rape case: No proof against Oommen Chandy, says Crime Branch report|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/solar-rape-case-no-proof-against-oommen-chandy-says-crime-branch-report-1.5543631|last=Pankaj|first=Biju|date=25 March 2021|work=Mathrubhumi))</ref> As part of the procedures, the state home secretary T. K. Jose had forwarded a report to the central government.<ref name="mb_1"/> According to the report, no evidence could be collected against Oommen Chandy and the Crime Branch failed to confirm that the incident mentioned in the complaint actually happened.<ref name="mb_1"/> The case was handed over to the central agency after several teams of the [[Kerala Police]] repeatedly failed to prove the allegations against Oommen.<ref name="mn_1"/>

=== Vizhinjam Port Corruption Accusation ===
The opposition led by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] had accused corruption in the [[Vizhinjam International Seaport]] project ahead of the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.<ref>((Cite news|title=Alleging corruption, VS demands white paper on Vizhinjam port deal|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/vizhinjam-port-project-corruption-vs-achuthanandan-white-paper|last=|date=31 March 2018|work=Asianet Newsable))</ref><ref name="bs">((Cite news|title=Vizhinjam; Judicial Commission submits report|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vizhinjam-judicial-commission-submits-report-118123100904_1.html|last=Press Trust of India|date=31 December 2018|publisher=Business Standard))</ref>

The [[first Vijayan ministry]] appointed a three-member judicial commission under Justice C. N. Ramachandran to investigate in May 2017.<ref name="bs"/><ref name="th_1"/>

In 2018, the commission concluded that there was no corruption with the state's project and that there was no misuse of political power in the port project.<ref name="th_1">((Cite news|title=No corruption in Vizhinjam project, says panel|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/no-corruption-in-vizhinjam-project-says-panel/article25873873.ece|last=Special Currespondent|date=31 December 2018|work=The Hindu))</ref> The commission report stated that there was no evidence to prove there was corruption. C. N. Ramachandran said that "Nobody came forward with any specific corruption charges against any individual and nobody ventured to give any evidence.<ref name="bs"/> When there is no allegation of corruption against anyone, there is no need to investigate corruption against anyone.<ref name="bs"/> That is why the commission has not found corruption against anyone."<ref name="bs"/>

=== Pattoor land case ===
The Pattoor Land Case was used by the LDF-led opposition ahead of 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. In February 2018, the [[Kerala High Court]] pointed out that the [[Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau]] (VACB) registered the [[first information report]] based on the wrong report prepared by [[Jacob Thomas (police officer)|Jacob Thomas]].<ref>((Cite news|title=HC quashes Pattoor land deal case|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/hc-quashes-pattoor-land-deal-case-1.2589906|last=|work=Mathrubhumi))</ref> The court said that the claim that the property vests with [[Kerala Water Authority]] was not based on any document.<ref name="kwa">((Cite news|title=Chandy gets a clean chit as HC rejects Pattoor land case|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/chandy-gets-a-clean-chit-as-hc-rejects-pattoor-land-case/articleshow/62856780.cms|last=TNN|date=10 February 2018|work=Times of India))</ref> As the High Court rejected the case, the UDF government got a clean chit.<ref name="kwa"/> The High Court found that neither Oommen nor the UDF government was involved in any corruption.<ref name="kwa"/>

=== Palmolein oil import scam ===
The [[Palmolein Oil Import Scam]] (1991–1992) refers to the alleged irregularities in the import of [[palm oil|palmolein]] by the [[K. Karunakaran]]-led [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] government of the state of Kerala, India through the Power and Energy Limited Company.<ref name="frontlineonnet.com">((Cite web |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2818/stories/20110909281803600.htm |title=Oil stain |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010060642/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2818/stories/20110909281803600.htm |url-status=dead ))</ref> It was accused by the LDF-led opposition in 1992. However, a 2011 VACB probe found that Oommen, finance minister during 1991–1996, had no role in the corruption.<ref>((Cite news|title=Vigilance probe clears Chandyin Palmeolein case|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/vigilance-probe-clears-chandy-in-palmolein-case/746831|last=|date=7 January 2012|work=Outlook India))</ref> The report filed by VACB said that Oommen Chandy was not aware of the details of the decision to import palmolein through a Singapore-based firm.<ref>((Cite news|title=Palmolein case: Vigilance probe clears Kerala CM|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2012/jan/07/palmolein-case-vigilance-probe-clears-kerala-cm-327824.html|last=|date=7 January 2012|work=The New Indian Express))</ref>

== Death and Funeral ==
[[File:Burial site of Oommen Chandy.jpg|thumb|400px|Burial site of Oommen Chandy]]
Oommen Chandy died at Chinmaya Mission Hospital at [[Bengaluru]] on 18 July 2023 at the age of 79 due to complications from throat cancer.<ref name=":0">((Cite news |date=18 July 2023 |title=Oommen Chandy's death due to complications from cancer |language=en |newspaper=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/oommen-chandys-death-due-to-complications-from-cancer-1238193.html |access-date=18 July 2023))</ref><ref>((cite news |date=18 July 2023 |title=Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy dies at 79 |work=[[Onmanorama]] |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/07/18/former-cm-oommen-chandy-no-more.html |access-date=18 July 2023))</ref> His body was later taken to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] by chartered flight and kept at the durbar hall and later the KPCC office.((Citation needed|date=July 2023)) On 19 July 2023 his funeral procession started from the state capital to his hometown [[Puthuppally, Kottayam]], taking about 30 hours to reach, where thousands of people gathered on roads to take a last glance of their dear leader. His body was taken to the [[St. George Orthodox Church, Puthuppally]] where he was interred on 20 July 2023 under the presence of [[Baselios Marthoma Mathews III]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Oomen Chandy Wanted Burial Without State Honours. Family To Fulfil Wish |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/oomen-chandy-wanted-burial-without-state-honours-family-to-fulfil-wish-4223154 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=NDTV.com))</ref> Upon his request, the family denied state honours, his son stating that his father wanted a simple funeral.<ref>((Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2023-07-19 |title=Oommen Chandy funeral: No state honours for former Kerala CM as per his last wish |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/no-state-honours-to-fulfill-last-wish-of-oommen-chandy-1503202200.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=The Statesman |language=en))</ref>

==References==
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* ((Cite book|title=Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus – 2019|publisher=P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode|year=2018|location=Kozhikode|last=Chandran |first=VP|edition=Malayalam))
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==Further reading==
* ((Citation|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislature]]|year=2018|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf))

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