• The Vaikkam Sathyagraha was started on 30 March 1924.
• It was against untouchability and for the right to use the road before the Vaikkom temple by untouchables.
• T.K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan, K.P. Keshavamenon etc were the major leaders.
• Supporting the Sathyagraha a ‘Savarnajatha (March of upper castes) was lead by Mannath Padmanabhan from Vaikkom to Thiruvananthapuram.
• The Sathyagraha ended on 23 November 1925.
• Gandhiji visited Kerala for the Second time related to the Sathyagraha.
• The Sathyagraha lasted for 20 months.
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