Trans Activist Anannyah Kumari Alex’s Partner Found Dead In Kochi

Transwoman activist Anannyah Kumari Alex’s partner Jiju was found dead on July 23 in his house in Kochi. Alex, who was Kerala's first transwoman to contest in Assembly elections allegedly died by suicide on 20 July.

Reportedly, Jiju called himself an Ayurveda expert and a style guru and was living with Alex before her death. Transwoman activist’s demise followed by her partner's death, who was found hanging in his flat, has made the case suspicious which is already under investigation by the Kerala government.

Kerala | Jiju, partner of Anannyah Kumari Alex, the first transgender radio jockey who died allegedly by suicide on 20th July, was found hanging in his flat at Kochi today; police investigation underway

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2021

According to TOI, the autopsy of Anannyah Kumari Alex, who died at Kalamassery medical college, was conducted by a two-member expert panel on Thursday. Later, the body was handed over to the transgender community. Alex’s body was kept at her fellow community member’s home for some time and then taken to her native place at Peruman in Kollam.

As per reports, the autopsy report suggests unnatural death and it will be submitted on Friday to the Kalamassery police.

Anannyah Kumari Alex had raised allegations of laxity against the doctor who performed a sex-reassignment surgery, which was done in June 2020, at the Kochi-based private hospital. She claimed that it wasn’t successful and now the hospital was allegedly refusing to release her treatment records.

Who is the transwoman activist Anannyah Kumari Alex?

Anannyah Kumari Alex had filed nomination papers to contest in the Assembly Elections from the Democratic Social Justice Party (DSJP) from the Vengara Constituency in Malappuram district in April this year. However, the 28-year-old later withdrew her nomination a day before the polling after being allegedly mentally tortured and receiving death threats from leaders of the very party which nominated her.

“The DSJP leaders forced me to speak poorly of UDF candidate PK Kunhalikutty and to criticise the LDF government,” Alex said.

She was also a radio jockey, celebrity makeup artist, and stage show anchor. According to reports, Alex was the first transwoman to be a radio jockey in Kerala.