<sod>There have been religious conflicts. In the [[Mappila riots]] of 1921, [[Muslim]] [[Mappila]]s forcibly converted many [[Hindus]] and killed or drove away all Hindus who would not apostatise, totalling to one lakh (100,000).<ref>{{cite book | last = Besant | first = Annie | authorlink = Annie Besant | title = The Future Of Indian Politics: A Contribution To The Understanding Of Present-Day Problems P252 | quote=They murdered and plundered abundantly, and killed or drove away all Hindus who would not apostatize.  Somewhere about a lakh of people were driven from their homes with nothing but the clothes they had on, stripped of everything. Malabar has taught us what Islamic rule still means, and we do not want to see another specimen of the Khilafat Raj in India. | publisher = Kessinger Publishing, LLC | isbn = 1-4286-2605-0 }}</ref> The worst since 1980 was the [[Marad massacre]] in [[Kozhikode]] district in 2003, where eight [[Hindus]] were killed by an armed [[Muslim]] mob.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2011/stories/20030606001904400.htm |title=Welcome to Frontline : Vol. 28 :: No. 18 |publisher=Hinduonnet.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=M.G. Radhakrishnan |url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20061016/state-kerala.html |title=Not So Godly<eod>
<sod>There have been religious conflicts like [[Mappila riots]] of 1921, [[Marad massacre]] in [[Kozhikode]] district in 2003. The 1992 [[Babri Mosque|Ayodhya-Babri Masjid incident]] also had repercussions in Kerala.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1702270.stm | work=BBC News | title=Communal tension high in Kerala | date=December 10, 2001 | accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref> In 1983 there was an incident in Nilackal near [[Sabarimala]]<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/01/17/stories/2003011700881000.htm] {{wayback|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/01/17/stories/2003011700881000.htm |date=20050514002252 }}</ref> over discovery of a Cross. However during Nilackal incident no major violence was reported.<eod>