▁district ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁party ▁( IN C ). ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁had ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁historic ▁opp ression ▁of ▁the ▁Dev end rak ula ▁v ell al ar ▁cas te ▁in ▁his ▁district , ▁which ▁was ▁particularly ▁severe . ▁ ▁Dev end rar ▁worked ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁education , ▁rights ▁and ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁P all ars , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁mobil ise ▁them ▁to ▁demand ▁equality . ▁The ▁IN C ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁useful ▁opposition ▁to ▁Pas um pon ▁M uth aram aling am ▁The var , ▁who ▁had ▁defect ed ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁For ward ▁B loc . ▁The ▁party ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁worthy ▁future ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁gro omed ▁him ▁for ▁that ▁end . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁that ▁he ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁H indu ▁religion ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁Im manuel ▁Se kar an . ▁ ▁The ▁P all ars ▁were ▁often ▁in ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁The var ▁cas te ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁communities ▁became ▁fra ug ht ▁following ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁A ▁peace ▁meeting ▁was ▁called , ▁at ▁which ▁Se kar an ar ▁refused ▁to ▁stand ▁up ▁when ▁The var ▁arrived . ▁ ▁Se kar an ar ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁murder ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁The vars ▁for ▁his ▁activity ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1