Governor hails TNs role in Quit India Movement: 

Governor hails TNs role in Quit India Movement: 

Context

Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit on Thursday said the people of Tamil Nadu had played a significant role in the Quit India movement

The occasion

He was delivering the inaugural address at a seminar organised by the University of Madras’ Department of History. The opening of ‘The 75th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement: Remembering the Role of Tamil Nadu’ was attended by State Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbazhagan and university Vice-Chancellor P. Duraisamy

What did the governor say?

Governor said that,

• The Gandhian leader Kamarajar, simple and non-violent in approach, exhorted the freedom-loving people of Tamil Nadu to fight whole-heartedly against the British
• Several leaders from the State were imprisoned; Kamaraj’s mentor S. Satyamurti died as a result of torture during imprisonment
• The students who were their followers then came to the forefront. Presidency College, Pachaiyappa’s College, Loyola College and Madras Christian College led the strikes and demonstrations. Annamalai University had to be closed. Queen Mary’s College was the first women’s college to organise a protest in the southern region
• Not just the Quit India Movement, the contribution of Tamil Nadu to the freedom movement is significant. In fact, we were among the pioneers
• Tamil Nadu had produced several individuals who opposed the British much before most well-known resistance movements began
  • “Before the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, we had the 1806 Vellore Mutiny. Before the formation of the Indian National Congress, we had the Chennai SwadeshiSangam,” he said

Seven deadly sins

Governor also referred to an October 22, 1925 article in Young India which talked of the seven deadly sins that can destroy a nation. These seven sins are,

• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Religion without sacrifice
• Politics without principles