Thillaiyadi Valliammai

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Overview

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Thillaiyadi Valliammai born Thilliayadi, Tamilnadu, India February 22, 1898 (d. 1914). Satyagrahi martyr. Activist against South African apartheid policies. Arrested and sentenced to 3 months hard labor, 1913; died shortly after release on her 16th birthday.

Quotations

To Gandhi, on the consequences of her activism: “Repent? I am even now ready to go to jail again if I am arrested.” (quote & photo Wikipedia)