The paper discusses the plight of lower caste people of the State of Kerala in the 20th century. As they were not allowed to enter the temple premises. This led to the beginning of bi-partisan class struggles in the social history of Kerala. Bhimrao Ambedkar founded the Temple Entry Movement as a nationwide strategy to combat caste injustice. Hindu societal change was the primary objective. In Kerala in the 20th century, the poor were forbidden from entering temples. It was started with the intention of opening all Hindu temples while waging a large propaganda effort to promote social advancement and the untouchability of members of lower castes. Similarly in Kerala, the Ezhava spiritual leader Narayana Guru led a social reform movement that called for allowing the downtrodden sections of society entry into State operated temples.