Ramalinga Swamigal Vallalar who is commonly known in India and around the world as Vallalar. He advocated a casteless society and was firmly opposed to superstitions and rituals. He forbade killing animals for the sake of food and condemned inequality based on birth. The primary teaching of Vallalar is:
1. Service to mankind is the path of Moksha.
2. God is the personification of mercy and knowledge.