C. Rajagopalachari: Last Governor-General of India - Indian polity and Governance
Q. Consider the following statements about C. Rajagopalachari
1. He was the last Governor-General of India.
2. He led Vedaranyam March during civil disobedience movement.
3. He was the second recipients of the Bharat Ratna.
Which of the above statements are true?- Published on 11 Jul 15a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
ANSWER: 1,2
The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, scientist C. V. Raman and philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who were honoured in 1954. The Vedaranyam March or Vedaranyam Satyagraha was organized to protest the salt tax imposed by the British Raj in India. The march took place in April 1930 and was the second of its kind following the Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi, both in the framework of the Civil Disobedience Movement. The Vedaranayam 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.
