The correct answer is A) K. Kelappan.
K. Kelappan was a social reformer and freedom fighter who started the Gandhi Ashram at Othara in Vadakara in 1921. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and played a key role in the Indian independence movement. He was also a pioneer of the cooperative movement in Kerala.
B) Muhammad Abdur Rahiman was a social reformer and educationist who worked for the upliftment of the Muslim community in Kerala. He was the founder of the M.E.S. College in Kozhikode.
C) K.P. Kesava Menon was a freedom fighter and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Kerala from 1957 to 1959. He was the founder of the Indian National Congress in Kerala.
D) V.T. Bhattathiripad was a writer and critic who is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern Malayalam literature. He was the founder of the literary journal Mathrubhumi.