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• Sri Vaikunda Swamigal contributed a great deal for the modernization of the Hindu society in South Travancore. 
• Ayya Vaikundar is a pioneer of social reform movements in India. 
• The custom-ridden society underwent revolutionary changes by his efforts. He tirelessly strived to remove the inequality based on birth and to establish a casteless society. He preached equality among all the people. 
• He condemned those who divided the society into many groups and considered as “nisas”. He wanted to unite all the castes. 
• To attain the object of equality and unity among all the castes, he advocated coordinated and effective measures.

Why in News?

• The Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Sri Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal on his birth anniversary.

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