46.Who of the following organized a March on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
- a) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
- b) C. Rajagopalachari
- c) K. Kamaraj
- d) Annie Besant
The correct answer is Option 2.
- C. Rajagopalachari
- In April 1930, he planned a march to violate the salt law along the Tanjore seashore. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
- For organising a salt march from Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast, he was detained in April 1930.
- He was given the Bharat Ratna in 1954 and served as India’s first and last Indian Governor-General.
- Additional Information
- He was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Congress.
- They founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).
- Tuticorin Port Trust, one of India’s thirteen major ports, is named after him.
- K. Kamaraj
- He was the founder and president of the Indian National Congress, and he is largely regarded as the Kingmaker in post-independence Indian politics.
- He made significant contributions to the Madras state’s infrastructure development and sought to raise the standard of living for the underprivileged and those in need.
- Annie Besant
- She had founded two journals, “The Commonweal” and “New India,” and she was connected to the Theosophical Society of India.
- She served as the Indian National Congress’s first female president.
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