(a) V.O Chidambaram Pillai
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) K. Kamaraj
(d) Annie Besant
Answer: (b)
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked on a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest the steep tax the British levied on salt. The Salt March began on 12th March 1930 and continued till 6th April 1930. Upon reaching the seashore in Dandi, Mahatma Gandhi broke the law by producing illegal salt.
Option (b) is correct: C Rajagopalachari (the last Governor-General of India and had served India during the freedom struggle) organised a March on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930. He was arrested in April 1930 for leading a salt march from Trichinopoly to Vedaranniyam on the Tanjore coast.
