With over 47 protests per day, Tamil Nadu leads India in protests. Here are the Top 10 historic protests of the state.
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With over 47 protests per day, Tamil Nadu leads India in protests. Here are the Top 10 historic protests of the state.
24 days after Gandhi's Dandi March, C Rajagopalachari picks up a handful of salt at Vedaranyam. Unlike Dandi, 4 women took part in the march too!
Periyar, backed by his Justice Party, vehemently opposed CM Rajaji's government order
that made learning Hindi compulsory in 125 schools.
50,000 students, urged by the DMK, opposed the 'Official Languages Act' which made Hindi the official language, instead of English. A student self-immolates.
MGR sat on a 7 hour fast, asking the centre to sanction more rice for his midday meal scheme. He won, but got Indira Gandhi furious.
The then CM went on an indefinite fast, which ended with the Centre conceding to form a monitoring committee for water sharing, on the fourth day.
The then 85 year old CM, Karunanidhi began his fast at 6 AM for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka. Ended it by 12 noon. True story.
Lakhs of people gathered across the state, and around the Marina Beach in Chennai, forcing the Supreme Court to make Jallikattu legal.
100 farmers outside Jantar Mantar stripped, ate mice, drank urine, held skulls and ate their feces, seeking waiver of the Rs 36,000 crore loan.
Over 2 lakh residents of Tuticorin gathered to force Sterlite Copper Plant to shut down. On the 100th day, violence broke out. 13 people were shot dead by the police.
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