Munambam Land Crisis: 600 Families At Risk After Waqf Board Registers Land On UMEED Portal

The Munambam land dispute in Kerala has escalated into a massive crisis. The Kerala State Waqf Board has registered the contested coastal land on the central government’s UMEED portal, threatening the homes and livelihoods of over 600 families who have lived there for generations. This move has triggered a political storm, with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church slamming the action as a threat to secularism. Meanwhile, newly sworn-in CM V.D. Satheesan faces severe backlash from the Church and BJP for shifting blame to the previous LDF government despite promising a quick fix. Here is the full breakdown.