Question

The person who resigned from the Aikya Kerala Committee with the belief that State headed by a Rajapramukh will not be helpful to the formation of a democratic State

• A. K.P. Kesava Menon
• B. K. Kelappan
• C. T. Prakasam
• D. T.K. Madhavan

Answer 1

Answer:

B. K. Kelappan

• K. Kelappan  was the president of the Aikya Kerala Committee formed in 1945. 
• In the Aikya Kerala Convention held at Thrissur, Kelappan, as the President, stated that the Kerala state should be formed with Kasargod, Coorg, Nilgiris, Malabar, Kochi and Thiruvitamkur. 
• Kelappan also advocated that while forming a separate state, apart from language, geographical features and historical background also should be taken into consideration.
• After Independence a petition committee under the leadership of Kelappan went to Delhi in February 1948 and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister Nehru, requesting immediate formation of Kerala State.
• When Thiru-Kochi state was made with 'Raja Pramukh' as its head, Kelappan resigned from the Presidentship of Aikya Kerala Committee as a protest.