Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2015 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 46

Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

  1. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
  2. C. Rajagopalachari
  3. K. Kamaraj
  4. Annie Besant

Answer

C. Rajagopalachari

  • (a) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai: He was an early nationalist leader linked with the Swadeshi movement and shipping enterprise, not the 1930 Tanjore coast Salt Satyagraha march. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) C. Rajagopalachari: He led the Vedaranyam Salt March in April 1930 on the Tanjore coast as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Verdict: Correct.
  • (c) K. Kamaraj: He later became a major Congress leader in Tamil Nadu, but he did not organize this salt march. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (d) Annie Besant: She was associated with the Home Rule Movement, not the 1930 salt law-breaking march on the Tanjore coast. Verdict: Incorrect.
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