PREVIOUS
✖
Periyar Memorial in Kerala
September 25 , 2025
15 hrs 0 min
38
0
- The Tamil Nadu government will construct a Periyar E.V. Ramasamy memorial at Arookutty in Alappuzha, Kerala.
- The foundation stone will be laid on September 26, 2025.
- The Tamil Nadu government has allocated ₹4 crore for the project.
- Periyar E.V. Ramasamy was jailed at Arookutty during the Vaikom Satyagraha in 1924.
- He was arrested on May 21, 1924, and spent a month in Arookutty jail, then part of Travancore.
- The remains of the old jail still exist at the proposed memorial site.
- The Vaikom Satyagraha was held from March 1924 to November 1925 to protest caste-based restrictions.
- The movement focused on access to the Vaikom Sree Mahadeva temple for all castes.
- It was initially led by T.K. Madhavan, K.P. Kesava Menon, and George Joseph.
- MK Gandhi supported the movement during its course.
- Periyar joined the protest on April 13, 1924, after several leaders were jailed.
- He took over leadership and played a key role in sustaining the agitation.
- After his release in June 1924, he was rearrested in July and sentenced to four months of rigorous imprisonment.
- He served the sentence at Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail.
- The satyagraha was a key precursor to the Temple Entry Proclamation of 1936.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.