 The movement began in the writings of Maraimalai Adigal, Paventhar Bharathidasan, Devaneya Pavanar, and Pavalareru Perunchitthiranaar, and was propagated in the "Thenmozhi" literary magazine founded by Pavalareru Perunchithiranar.V G Suryanarayana Sastri (popularly known as Parithimar Kalaignar), a Professor, was a 20th-century figure in the movement; in 1902 he demanded classical-language status for Tamil, which it received in 2004.The modern revival of the Tamil Purist Movement (also known as the Pure Tamil Movement) is attributed to Maraimalai Adigal, who publicly pledged to defend pure Tamil in 1916.