Editorship of The Indian Patriot
The Indian Patriot toed a difficult path. It was one of the few newspapers of the time which openly supported the Indian National Congress. It strongly opposed the perpetuators of the Alipore bomb case and claimed to stand on the side of law and order.
The British responded by honoring Karunakara Menon with a "Diwan Bahadur" for his assistance. However, Karunakara Menon turned against the British when he attacked the non-Brahmin movement which was fostered by them., while DR. T M Nair and Sir C Sankaran Nair, supported the Dravidian movement.
As a result, in old age,he became a target of the Criminal Intelligence Department of the Indian police.
Menon antagonized both the extremists as well as the British establishment and devoid of support, he was forced to sell his newspaper in order to meet expenses.
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