Important Places of freedom struggle in Tamil Nadu a sentence or two about each place.

Madras:

1. Thousands lights: Third session of Indian Nation Congress was held in 1887 with Badruddin Tyabji as president 362 members participated out of 607 were from Madras. 

2. Thoothukudi: Swadesh ships plied from Thoothukudi to Colombo launched ’ by the Swadeshi steam Navigation company of V.O.Chidambaranar. 

3. Tirunelveli: Mill workers led a strike under Swadeshi Movement. 

4. Pondicherry: Haven for the revolutionists Maniyachi junction (Tirunelveli). Collector W.D’E.Ashe was shot dead by a revolutionary youth Vanchinathan.

5. Adayar (Madras): Home Rule Movement was started by Annie Besant in 1916. 

6. Marina Beach: On 18th March 1919 Gandhi addressed a meeting on Marina Beach against ‘Black Act’ (Rowlatt Act). 

7. Tiruchirapalli: Salt March started from here. 

8. Vedaranyam: Salt march led by Rajaji ended by breaking salt law. 

9. Thirupur: Martyrdom of Kumaran holding National Flag. 

10. Madurai: Temple entry programme with Harijans in Meenakshi amman temple was organised.

11. Salem: Anti Hindi agitation. 

12. Coimbatore: V.O. Chidambaranar made to pull oil press in the prison.