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Consider the following statements regarding the Civil Disobedience Movement in Tamil Nadu: 1. C. Rajagopalachari led the salt satyagraha march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam in April 1930. 2. Rukmini Lakshmipathi was the first woman to pay a penalty for breaking the salt laws during the movement in Tamil Nadu. 3. The Justice Party actively supported and participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement across all municipal towns. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct because Rajaji led the historic Vedaranyam march and Rukmini Lakshmipathi courted arrest, becoming the first woman penalised under salt laws in the Madras Presidency. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Justice Party opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement and boycotted Congress-led agitations, preferring constitutional participation within the framework of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.
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