<P> After gaining a B.A. at the Madras Presidency College he was admitted to the Middle Temple in London in 1898, where he was called to the bar in 1902 . He later established the first English language newspaper in South India, The Madras Standard . He played a major role in the formation of Malayali Memorial in 1891 . </P> <P> The formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 led to increased agitation for Indian independence from British rule . G.P. Pillai was the earliest leader of the organisation from Kerala, and twice served as its General Secretary . He was well known as editor of the Madras Standard and as an activist for civil rights in Travancore State . A forceful writer and orator, he had wide contacts in Britain as well as India . Mahatma Gandhi acknowledged the help and guidance given to him by Pillai in the South African Indian issue and also in the temperance movement . </P>

Who was the first signatory of malayali memorial in 1891