Question: is ezhava a scheduled caste?
Answer: The Thandan Samrakshana Samidhi (TSS) claims the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Amendment) Act 1976 gave them SC status. But the Kerala Scheduled Caste Front (KSCF) disputes this. The Front maintains that the Thandans - variously referred to as Ezhavas or Thiyyas in Malabar - are higher caste.