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The famous 'Vedaranyam Salt March' led by C. Rajagopalachari in Tamil Nadu during the Civil Disobedience Movement marched from Tiruchirappalli to the coastal town of Vedaranyam in the year:
A. 1929
B. 1930✓ Correct Answer
C. 1931
D. 1932
💡 Solution & Explanation
In April 1930, C. Rajagopalachari led a historic salt satyagraha march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu to defy the oppressive British salt laws. This event closely paralleled Mahatma Gandhi's famous Dandi March during the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Similar regional uprisings during national movements are regular themes in modern Indian history exams.
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