 In 1932, the government acquired the entire land of Koothali Moopal Nair under the Attalakkadu Act, following the abolition of the heirship under the draconian law.The "Koothali Engine" which covers most parts of the old Kurumbranad extends to Wayanad.The thunderbolt of the agrarian agitation "Chatthal, Cheth Koothhali" emerged from this soil.