Upto 1917, the Congress kept refusing the issues related to social reform that sent wrong message among the people. Gandhi was the first national leader who raised issues of social reform. He gave priority to abolition of untouchability. In 1923 congress decided to take concrete step in abolishing untouchability.
Ezava and Pullaiyan had to maintain 16'' and 32'' distance respectivily. The intellectuals like Narayan Guru, N. Kumaran and T.K. Madhavan opposed the social evil like untouchability. This movement started from a village called Vaikom.
On 30th March 1924, a procession of higher caste and lower caste led by congress reached a temple violating the law of untouchability. The main organization of higher caste that supported this satyagrah :1) Nayar Service Society. 2) Nayar Samajam 3) Keral Hindu Sabha 4) Yogakshem Sabha
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