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C. Rajagopalachari led the Salt Satyagraha march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam in 1930 in present-day:

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Answer: Option C — Tamil Nadu

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  • Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) led the Salt Satyagraha march from Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) to Vedaranyam, on the coast of the Thanjavur (now Nagapattinam) district of present-day Tamil Nadu, in April 1930.

About the Vedaranyam march:

  • It was organised as the southern counterpart of Gandhi's Dandi March.
  • Rajaji set out from Tiruchirappalli on 13 April 1930 with about 100 volunteers.
  • They walked about 150 miles in about two weeks, through the villages of the Kaveri delta, holding meetings along the way.
  • They reached Vedaranyam on 28 April 1930.
  • On 30 April 1930, Rajaji and his volunteers broke the salt law by making salt at Vedaranyam.
  • Rajaji was arrested and imprisoned.
  • A memorial (salt satyagraha memorial pillar) stands at Vedaranyam today.

Other salt satyagrahas in the south:

In Kerala (Malabar), K. Kelappan led a march from Calicut to Payyanur.

In Andhra, salt was made at various coastal places.

Other regions:

  • In the North-West Frontier Province, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan led the Khudai Khidmatgars (the "Red Shirts").
  • In Orissa, Gopabandhu Chaudhuri led a salt march to Inchudi.
  • At Dharasana (Gujarat), satyagrahis were brutally beaten by the police; the American journalist Webb Miller reported it to the world.

About C. Rajagopalachari:

  • He was a leading Congress leader from Tamil Nadu and a close associate of Gandhi.
  • He was later the Premier (Chief Minister) of Madras (1937-1939) and held several high offices after Independence.
  • He founded the Swatantra Party (1959).
  • He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka had their own salt protests, led by others.

Quick tip

Remember: Rajaji's salt march = Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam (Tamil Nadu), April 1930; K. Kelappan = Payyanur (Kerala); Gopabandhu Chaudhuri = Inchudi (Orissa).

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