The correct answer is: d) Periyar.
Periyar, also known as E. V. Ramasamy, was a social reformer and independence activist who led the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 in Tamil Nadu. The Salt Satyagraha was a major turning point in the Indian independence movement, and it had a significant impact on Tamil Nadu.
Periyar was born in 1879 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He was a lawyer by training, but he became involved in social reform after witnessing the discrimination faced by lower castes and women. He founded the Self-Respect Movement in 1925, which campaigned for social equality and women’s rights.
In 1930, Periyar led the Salt Satyagraha in Tamil Nadu. The Salt Satyagraha was a nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. The British government had a monopoly on the production of salt, and they taxed it heavily. This made it difficult for poor people to afford salt, which is a basic necessity.
Periyar and his followers marched to the coastal town of Vedaranyam, where they made salt from seawater
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