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Total population 5,090,000 and the total seats in the Assembly 70.<ref>Saroja Sundararajan [2002] ''Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar- a biography'', Page 293.</ref> | Total population 5,090,000 and the total seats in the Assembly 70.<ref>Saroja Sundararajan [2002] ''Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar- a biography'', Page 293.</ref> | ||
Christians, Ezhavas and Muslims who were contributing to economy significantly and were demographically prominent were grossly underrepresented in terms of assembly seats. So under the leadership of T.M. Varghese representatives of [[Christians]], [[Ezhava]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]] communities met the Diwan. The meeting didn't yield any results. T.M. Varghese realized that a government with no responsibility to the people was an anachronism.A meeting of the leaders of the three communities including C Kesavan was called at the L.M.S. hall, | Christians, Ezhavas and Muslims who were contributing to economy significantly and were demographically prominent were grossly underrepresented in terms of assembly seats. So under the leadership of T.M. Varghese representatives of [[Christians]], [[Ezhava]] and [[Muslims|Muslim]] communities met the Diwan. The meeting didn't yield any results. T.M. Varghese realized that a government with no responsibility to the people was an anachronism.A meeting of the leaders of the three communities including C Kesavan was called at the L.M.S. hall, Thiruvananthapuram on January 25, 1933. They decided to stay united under T.M. Varghese and abstain from the elections. This is known as ''Nivarthana Prakshobhanam (Abstention Movement)''. | ||
=== Joint Political Party. === | === Joint Political Party. === | ||