[1] Only the Tamil Brahmins held high official positions in Travancore during the 19th century.
[2] The other main demands of this petition were that local people should be given priority in jobs without regard to caste and religion and should have proportional predominance in appointments.
K. P. Shankara Menon first signed the Malayali Memorial followed by GP Pillai and Dr Palpu.
Eminent lawyer Eardley Norton provided legal assistance in its preparation.
[3] The Dewan responded negatively to the demands, saying that the Ezhavas were not sufficiently educated, and that Syrian Christians were already being inducted into the administration gradually.