Question

write about V.O chidambaram​

Answer 1

Answer:

Valliyappan Ulaganathan Chidambaram -

• He was popularly known by his initials, V.O.C.
• He was also known as Kappalottiya Tamizhan or "The Tamil Helmsman".
• Born on -
• 5 September 1872
• Died -18 November 1936
• He was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of Indian National Congress
• He was the founder of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).
• He launched the first indigenous Indian shipping service between Tuticorin and Colombo with the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, competing against British ships.
• Tuticorin Port Trust, one of India's thirteen major ports, is named after him.
• He was charged with sedition, and a sentence of two life imprisonments (in effect forty years) was imposed. He was confined in the Central Prison, Coimbatore from 9 July 1908 to 1 December 1910.