Question

Write a note on the Tirunelveli Uprising.

Answer 1

1. V.O Chidambaranar with Subramania Siva in organizing the mill workers in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli.
2. In 1908 he led a strike in the European owned coral mills. It coincided with the release of Bipin Chandra Pal.
3. To celebrate the release of Bipin Chandra Pal V.O.C and Subramania Siva organized a public meeting.
4. The two leaders were charged with sedition and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.
5. The news of the arrest sparked riots in Tirunelveli leading to the burning down of the Police Station, Court Building, and Municipal Office.
6. It led to the death of four people in police firing. V.O.C was treated harshly.