Published Oct 06, 2026 | 10:45 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 06, 2026 | 10:45 PM
AKG Centre, the party's state headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. (Supplied)
The Revenue Department on Tuesday, October 6, began measuring land owned by the University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram following a directive from the Kerala High Court, triggering a political controversy over the adjoining AKG Centre, the CPI(M) state headquarters.
Revenue Minister A.P. Anil Kumar said the survey was being conducted strictly in accordance with the court’s directions and was not an initiative of the Revenue Department.
Revenue and Survey officials carried out the survey, and a report comparing the findings with the university’s land records will be submitted to the High Court by October 15.
The minister said there was no proposal to survey the land occupied by the AKG Memorial Research Centre, popularly known as the AKG Centre.
CPI(M) state secretary M.V. Govindan also rejected allegations that the AKG Centre’s property was part of the ongoing survey.
Speaking to reporters in Idukki, he said the centre was located on land supported by valid legal documents and had been allotted during the A.K. Antony government in 1977.
Govindan said the CPI(M) would face the legal proceedings through due process. The land being surveyed under the High Court’s order belonged to the university, he said, and there was no reason for the party to intervene in the matter.
Earlier, the Revenue Minister indicated that the report to be submitted to the court would state whether there was any variation in the extent of the university’s land, including any increase or reduction in its recorded holding.
He said the notice served on CPI(M) state secretary M.V. Govindan was part of the normal procedure followed when properties sharing boundaries with land being surveyed are involved.
Since the AKG Centre borders the university property, a notice was issued to the party. However, the survey would cover only the university land specified in the court order, he said.
At the same time, Govindan accused certain sections of deliberately creating the impression that the AKG Centre’s property was being surveyed.
He said those spreading such claims were attempting to generate a controversy over land that, according to the party, was legally acquired and properly documented.
The CPI(M) state secretary also maintained that the party had not encroached on any portion of the university’s property. He said the AKG Centre’s land was not on government land and reiterated that the party had valid documents establishing its ownership.
(Edited by Fayisa CA)
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