Analyze the objectives of the 'Malayali Memorial' submitted to the Maharaja of Travancore in 1891: 1. It demanded responsible democratic government with a fully elected legislature possessing absolute control over the state budget. 2. It petitioned the Maharaja to end the systematic sidelining of native educated Malayalis in high-ranking administrative civil services in favor of outsiders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Malayali Memorial did not demand responsible government or adult franchise, which were objectives of later political movements in the 1930s. Statement 2 is correct because the memorial, drafted under the leadership of G. Parameswaran Pillai and signed by over ten thousand educated citizens across castes, protested against the monopoly of public service appointments by immigrant officials from outside the state. It served as the fountainhead of modern political consciousness in Travancore.