Premise: Maythil Radhakrishnan aka Rad Maythil (born 24 July 1944), popularly known as Maythil (Malayalam: മേതില്‍ രാധകൃഷ്ണന്‍ ), born in Pudiyankom (Alathur, Palakkad district of Kerala), is an all-rounder in Malayalam literature, who writes poetry and fiction as well as non-fiction. He was chosen for the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2016 which he subsequently refused.
Hypothesis: Maythil Radhakrishnan refused the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award due to political reasons.