Concept:The Self Respect Movement was founded by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, popularly known as Periyar, in the year
1925.
Explanation:Periyar came from a middle-class family and had studied Sanskrit scriptures in his early life.
He initially joined the Congress but resigned after seeing caste-based seating arrangements at a nationalist feast.
He became convinced that untouchables needed to fight for their own dignity.
He believed that all religious authorities treated social divisions and inequality as natural.
Therefore, he argued that untouchables must detach themselves from all religions to gain social equality.
Periyar strongly opposed Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, and Manu's Codes.
He claimed these texts were used to justify Brahman superiority over lower castes and men's dominance over women.
Other options are not correct for this movement.
Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha in
1927 and burned the Manusmriti.
Narayana Guru preached the message: one caste, one religion, one god for humanity.
Jyotiba Phule was a nineteenth-century social reformer who opposed the caste system and other inequalities.
Answer:D. Periyar