Dijo Kappan, activist who championed consumer rights, passes away
Social activist Dijo Kappan, known for his advocacy in consumer rights and anti-corruption efforts, died at 68 in Kottayam on May 1, 2026. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital following injuries sustained in a car accident in October the previous year. Kappan founded the Centre for Consumer Education in 1988 and was actively involved in numerous public interest legal battles.
- ▪Dijo Kappan passed away at a private hospital in Pala, Kottayam, on May 1, 2026.
- ▪He was injured in a car accident in Thiruvananthapuram in October 2025 and had been under treatment since.
- ▪Kappan founded the Centre for Consumer Education in 1988 to protect consumer and farmer rights.
- ▪He led legal interventions on issues including electricity and road tax hikes, waste management in Kochi, and public road advertisements.
- ▪He also campaigned for smoother insurance claims for victims of road accidents.
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Social activist Dijo Kappan, 68, passed away at Pala in Kottayam on Friday (May 1, 2026). He breathed his last at a private hospital where he had been undergoing treatment after being injured in a car accident in October last year in Thiruvananthapuram.An anti-corruption crusader, Kappan was known for his activism focussing on consumer rights and awareness. In 1988, he founded the Centre for Consumer Education which aimed at protection of the rights of consumers and farmers. He had led several legal battles in his capacity as the trustee of the centre. His notable legal interventions include on a variety of public causes such as hike in electricity charge and road tax, waste management crisis in Kochi and inconveniences caused by display of advertisement boards on public roads.
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