Protest National and Dravidian movements

Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha

13 Apr 1930 to 28 Apr 1930 · Vedaranyam

C. Rajagopalachari led a march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam to break the salt law, the Tamil counterpart of the Dandi March.

As part of the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi with the Dandi March, C. Rajagopalachari organised a salt march in the Tamil region. About a hundred volunteers set out from Tiruchirappalli on 13 April 1930 and walked about 240 km to the coastal town of Vedaranyam in Thanjavur district. There they made salt in violation of the salt laws, and the campaign ended on 28 April when the participants were arrested. Rajagopalachari was imprisoned, and the march brought the salt satyagraha to the Tamil countryside.

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