Boundary Conference

Boundary Conference of 1950 was successfully conducted by the Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress. The convention had flaunted the Tamilian strength in Travancore to the world and especially to the internal Malayalee society, specifically to the Nair community. This was held in Kanyakumari on 6th of January 1950. Several agencies were formed to attend the meeting and for the smooth functioning of the conference. The Reception Committee was headed by Nesamony.

Nesamony had disclosed the violent deeds of the Malayalee government inflicted on the Tamilians in his salutation speech. In the form of land rent and income tax huge money was extorted from Tamilians without clause. Malayalee officials collected more than what were due to the government from the Tamilians. He had also exposed the statistical proof of how a policy of denial was being practiced with the Tamil speaking people. The government denied Tamil education to the children of Tamil parents, construction of dams and cutting of channels were neglected in the Tamil areas and the money allotted for these regions remained unspent. Grains were obtained forcefully from them and they were avoided in government appointments and promotions.

The Nairs argued that they would starve if the Taluks of the Southern region were separated from the Travancore Cochin region. Nesamony denied any truth in the arguments of Nairs. The paddy cultivation area total amounts to 6, 01,000 acres in Travancore Cochin State. The total food grains production in the four southern taluks was adequate only to one-third of the total State population. The rest two-third of the total requirement was imported from other states. Hence the argument that the Malayalees would starve if Tamil regions were separated was unsubstantiated.

Thereafter it was pointed out by him the anomaly in the statements and actions of the Malayalees. Malayalees quite often conveyed to Delhi that they were not able to tolerate the Tamil supremacy and so they wanted separate Kerala State. If this is what they desired then the Tamilians should join the State of Madras. The Tamilians had to move to restore their dignity, safety, life security, language and culture. Nesamony concluded his speech by warning the government against a struggle till the end if their demands are not considered.

Boundary Conference was basically a disclosure of the evil deeds of the Malayalee government by the Travancore Tamil Nadu congress leader Nesamony. He had defended the need for the inclusion of Tamil speaking regions in Travancore into the state of Madras. Nesamony had also affirmed that his struggle would continue till the separation of the Tamil speaking regions from Travancore Cochin State.