- January 3 : Sabarimala Karma Samithi calls day-long hartal in Kerala on Thursday. The announcement for the hartal comes hours after two women in their forties entered the Sabarimala temple and offered their prayers.
- January 5: Nedumbanagd police station bombing case has been taken into police custody from Thampanoor on Sunday morning. The accused was identas Praveen, an RSS district committee member