Natesan, T.M. Madhava Rao, and S. Subramaniar. V.S.
Srinivasanar P.S. Sivasamy G.A. Natesan V.O. Chidambaranar Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu society.
The objective was to kill British officials and thereby kindle patriotic fervour among the people. Vanchinathan of Senkottai, was influenced by this organisation. On June , he shot dead Robert W.D’E. Ashe, Collector of Tirunelveli in Maniyachi Junction.
After this he shot himself. (c) Annie Besant and the Home Rule Movement While the extremists and revolutionaries were suppressed with an iron hand, the moderates hoped for some constitutional reforms. However, they were disappointed with the Minto-Morley reforms as it did not provide for responsible government. Thus when the national movement was in its ebb, Annie Besant, an Irish lady and leader of the Theosophical Society, proposed the Home Rule Movement on the model of Irish Home Rule League.
She started Home Rule League in and carried forward the demand for home rule all over India. G.S. Arundale, B.P. Wadia and C.P.
Ramaswamy assisted her in this campaign. They demanded home rule with only a nominal allegiance to British Crown. She started the newspapers New India and Commonweal to carry forward her agenda. She remarked, “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train deluxe with subjection”.
Under the Press Act of , Annie Besant was asked to pay hefty amount as security. She wrote two books, How India wrought for Freedom and India: A Nation and a pamphlet on self-government.