Kerala government confirmed the presence of the CPI(Maoist) in the tri-junction region of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after the state police found a pair of Maoist uniforms in Wayanad district
November 10 - Maoists vandalised the corporate office of Nitta Gelatin India in Kochi in Ernakulam
November 18 - Maoists attacked a private tourist resort in Thirunelli in Wayanad, demanding land for landless tribes
Maoists attacked three places simultaneously — outlets of KFC and McDonald's at Chandragiri in Kerala's Palakkad city and the forest range office in Mukkali in Palakkad district
January 2 - Maoists attacked a government office and a stone crusher unit at Nedumpoyil in Kerala's Kannur district
January 25 - Maoists ransacked Tamarind Easy Hotel in Thirunelli, reportedly in opposition to the culture of setting up resorts at the expense of poor farmers and tribal people
January 30 - Maoists vandalised National Highways Authority of India’s office at Kalamassery in Kochi of Ernakulam district in Kerala, opposing the acquisition of land for road expansion and privatisation of public sectors
Maoist leader Roopesh, his wife Shyna and three others were arrested in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu
Maoists Kuppu Devaraj and Ajitha were killed after a prolonged gunfight between Maoists and anti-terror force
Maoist member CP Jaleel was killed during an alleged exchange of fire between the Maoists and the police
In another encounter, anti-terror force of Kerala police killed four Maoists, including senior leader Manivasakam