Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?

1. A

   V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

   (a) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. VOC launched Swadeshi Steam Navigation (1906) and was a Tuticorin nationalist; he did not lead the 1930 Tanjore salt march.

2. B

   C. Rajagopalachari

   (b) C. Rajagopalachari. Rajaji led the Vedaranyam salt satyagraha on the Tanjore (Thanjavur) coast in April 1930, parallel to Dandi. That is the official key.

3. C

   K. Kamaraj

   (c) K. Kamaraj. A later Tamil Congress leader; not the organiser of the 1930 Vedaranyam march.

4. D

   Annie Besant

   (d) Annie Besant. Home Rule (1916–17), not the 1930 salt campaign on the Tanjore coast.

Summary. Official key is (b) C. Rajagopalachari. In April 1930 he marched to Vedaranyam in Thanjavur district to break the salt law. VOC, Kamaraj and Besant belong to other episodes. Only Rajaji matches this salt march.