Com. A.K Gopalan, the leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist) made a fiery speech at Paerinthalmanna on 25 Aug. 1946 supporting the cause of Mappila Muslims in 1921,for which he was arrested. At that time no leader of any party to support the the fight of Mappila Muslims who were always inimical to the British and no one was allowed to support the Malabar Struggle of 1921