The Vedaranyam March or Vedaranyam Satyagraha was organized to protest the Salt tax imposed by the British Empire in India. The march took place in April, 1930 and was the second of its kind followed by Dandi March organized by Mahatma Gandhi, both in the framework of the Civil Disobedience Movement. The Vedaranyam March was led by a group of 100 volunteers from the Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of C. Rajagopalachari. It began at Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirappalli) and ended in Vedaranyam, a small coastal town in Tanjore district. By collecting salt directly from the sea, the marchers broke the Salt Law. ....Read more