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The Indian independence movement had a long history in the Tamil-speaking districts of the then Madras Presidency going back to the 18th century.. The first resistance to the British was offered by the legendary Since then there had been rebellions by polygars such as the Puli Thevar, Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar, Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar, Ondiveeran, Marudu brothers, Veerapandiya ...
V. M. Obaidullah Sahib (2 May 1905–21 February 1958) was an Indian political leader from Tamil Nadu known for his active participation in the Indian independence movement. [1] [2] Born on May 2, 1905, [3] [4] in Vellore to Madhar Batcha Sahib and Rabiya Basri, [5] he came from a middle-class merchant family involved in the betel-nut trade.
Indian independence movement in Tamil Nadu; 0–9. 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike; 1928 South Indian railway strike; 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta ...
Since the 1969 election victory of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under C N Annadurai, Tamil nationalism has been a permanent feature of the government of Tamil Nadu. The DMK came to power positively on the plank of opposing Hindi monopoly/imposition. Prior to coming to power, they also openly declared to fight for Tamil independence from India.
Rajan entered the Indian independence movement in 1919 and joined the Indian National Congress. He participated in the agitations against the Rowlatt Act and in the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha. He served as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and as the Member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India from 1934 to 1936. From ...
Chempakaraman Pillai (alias Venkidi; [1] 15 September 1891 – 26 May 1934) was an Indian-born political activist and revolutionary. [2] Born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Tamil parents, he left for Europe as a youth, where he spent the rest of his active life as an Indian nationalist and revolutionary.
Anjalai Ammal was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, reformer and politician from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.She spent seven and a half years in prison for her participation in the independence movement.
Tiruppur Kumaran also known as Kodi Kaatha Kumaran (4 October 1904 – 11 January 1932) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who participated in the Indian independence movement. Kumaran was born as Kumaraswamy Mudaliyar. His parents were Nachimuthu Mudaliyar and Karuppaayi Amma.