The Vedaranyam March was a part of the Civil disobedience movement led by C.Rajagopalachari in 1930.
A close disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, he led the march as a prolongation of the Dandi March to protest against the Salt tax imposed by the British on Indians.
A group of 150 volunteers, mostly members of the Indian National Congress accompanied him from Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu. They collected the salt directly from the sea as a part of the protest.
The prominent members of the march were Rukmini Lakshmipathi, K. Kamaraj, Aranthangi C. Krishnaswamy, M. Bhaktavatsalam, and Rajaji’s son, C. R. Narasimhan.
Rajagpalachari tried to educate the masses on social discrimination and talked about the importance of Khadi.
C.Rajagopalachari, also known as ‘Rajaji’ was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India. He was the editor of Young India, a newspaper by Mahatma Gandhi.
The Vedaranyam march came to an end on 28 April 1930 with the arrest of its members. Rajagopalachari was imprisoned for a term of six months.
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