Munnar's Neelakurinji: A flower that attracts Kerala's land sharks and politicians more than bees
The neelakurinji, which will bloom again in 2018, is at the heart of an intense land battle in the Munnar hills.
The neelakurinji (strobilanthes kunthianus), a plant endemic to Kerala's Munnar hills, which is due for its once in 12 years flowering in July 2018, is back at the heart of intense politicking in the state.
Back in 2006, the then Left Front government
