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C Subramania Bharati was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist and social reformer from Tamil Nadu, India. He belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress party. He participated in the historic Surat Congress in 1907 and  supported Tilak's extremist views.

C. Rajagopalachari was born on 10, December 1878 at Thorappalli. He became the staunch follower of Gandhiji. In 1930, he broke the salt laws at Vedaranyam. He started his march to Vedaranyam from Thiruchirapali with hundreds of volunteers to break the salt laws.

General Sir John Craddock was Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army at the time of Vellore mutiny, made it compulsory for all solders to wear a round hat, which was largely associated with Europeans and Christians in place of the turban they had been wearing.

Periyar who was the leader of respect movement in Madras was earlier present in Congress Party.

Periyar who was the prominent leader of Proviency of Madras imprisoned due to struggling against compulsory teaching of Hindi in schools of Madras.

In 1937 Justice Party lost election against National Congress after that it came under the leadership of Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy and converted into Dravida Kazhagam (DK) in 1944.

On July 10th 1806, the Vellore mutiny broke out against the British by south Indian soldiers at Vellore (now in Tamil Nadu). The Vellore Mutiny was the first large-scale mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British, setting the stage for the 1857 mutiny.

Like the 1857 mutiny, the foundation of this mutiny was a religious one too. The sepoy dress code was changed in 1805 under which Hindu soldiers were not allowed to wear any kind of religious marks on their foreheads and it was made mandatory for Muslims to shave their beards and trim their mustaches.

In response to the British India Steam Navigation Company's trade monopoly, Chidambaram started an Indian-owned shipping company. He registered the Swadeshi Shipping Company in October 1906.

From 1892, Chidambaram was influenced by Bal Gangadhar Tilak Maharaj and become his disciple. He become a prominent spokesperson for the cause in Madras Presidency.