Ezhava Memorial Petition
The Ezhava Memorial or the Ezhava Memorial Petition was a great petition signed by 13,176 Ezhavas and submitted to the King of Travancore on 3 September 1896 under the leadership of Padmanabhan Palpu. == Background == A petition named Malayali Memorial was already submitted to the King of Travancore under the leadership of GP Pillai on 1 January 1891, for the natives to get a fair share in the government service.