 A public demonstration by only upper caste people held to discuss the pros and cons of this Regulation, ended in a vote being taken, wherein the resolution to scrap the Regulation, was defeated by the majority (as per the Report of the Inspector of Police, submitted to the Maharani Regent).Hence she had the support of the upper caste public when the Regulation was passed.Many historians and researchers have criticized Sethu Lakshmi Bayi for not conducting temple entry for dalits in 1924.