Kudi Arasu

In November 1925, Periyar quit the Indian National Congress after his failed attempt to bring reservation for non-Brahmins in educational institutions and government jobs.

[5] It had Periyar's wife Nagammai, his sister Kannammal[1] and his brother E. V. Krishnasamy[6] as the publisher for a period of time when he was on tour or arrested.

[citation needed] Periyar wrote several articles on women's rights, on atheism and against the caste system.

[7] In an editorial dated 29 March 1931, Periyar criticised Mahatma Gandhi for Bhagat Singh's death.

[8]The Madras government of the British Raj banned the magazine at several occasions for various reasons including sedition and for propagating communism.