The correct answer is The oppressive rule of C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer, the Dewan of Travancore

• It was an organized working class uprising in the Princely State of Travancore, British India against the Prime Minister, C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, and the state.
• The objectives of the revolt were:
  • To overthrow the exploitative diwan of Travancore.
  • To liberate the working class from unjust taxation and exploitation of the establishment.
• The significances of this revolt were:
  • (a) It was an unique agitation where the working class rose against the government.
  • (b) It saw the people of all classes up in arms against a common tyrant hence it dissolved class and religion distinction and induced unity among people.
  • (c) It resulted in establishing democracy in the region and also gave a decisive turn to the politics of the state.
• Implications of the revolt:
  • Historians maintain this was a proper struggle against the declaration of ‘Independent Travancore’ by the then Travancore.
  • T K Varghese Vaidyan, a leader of the struggle, had gone on record saying it was a rehearsal for a larger revolution with the ultimate objective of establishing a “Communist India”.