In the history of there is no other man who worked as much as Sree Narayana Guru for the upliftment of  the backward caste but he has been pinned down to the name of a particular caste group in Kerala as their benefactor; while Mahatma  Gandiji is considered as the greatest campaigner against casteism and untouchability was a person who always supported the four Varnas (Caste) in the society as he believed there should be people for every walks of life and every jobs in society but he did oppose the suppression of the lower castes.

Some followers of Narayana Guru who were congress leaders wanted to include in the policy and program of the Indian National Congress, the abolition of taboos in the society and the eradication of castism. Mahatma Gandhi was not fully convinced of Narayana Guru’s doctrine of “One Caste, One Religion, and One God.” (more…)