[1] A petition named Malayali Memorial was already submitted to the King of Travancore under the leadership of GP Pillai on 1 January 1891, for the natives to get a fair share in the government service.
At that time Avarnas like Ezhavas were not appointed in Travancore posts with a monthly salary of more than 5 rupees.
[3] GP Pillai had drawn the attention of the House of Commons and Congress meetings in England about the disadvantages of the Ezhavas, but to no avail.
Having obtained an LMS degree, Dr. Palpu applied for a job under the Travancore government, but the application was rejected.
[4] Not amused by the presentation of the Malayali memorial, the Tamil Brahmin group soon submitted a counter-memorial to the King, refuting all its arguments.