Neil Statue Satyagraha

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Neil's Statue, and corner of Spencer's Buildings in Madras, ca. 1900

Neill statue Satyagraha was an agitation that took place in

Madras
.

James George Smith Neill (26 May 1810 – 25 September 1857)

James Neill of the Madras Fusileers regiment played a major role in putting down the

Madras legislature also passed resolutions demanding the removal of the statue. The agitation lost steam after a few months and was dropped to make way for the Simon Commission boycott.[1][2][3]

Neill's statue remained in the same place and was moved to the Ripon Building campus for a few years. In 1937, when the newly elected Congress government (under the 1935 act) of C. Rajagopalachari moved it to the Madras museum after a resolution demanding its removal was passed in the Madras Corporation. As of 2021, it still remains in the Anthropology section of the museum.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Venkatesh, M. R. "The 'Butcher of Allahabad' lies in a museum attic". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ The Political Career of K. Kamaraj. Concept Publishing Company. p. 31.
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  4. ^ "The Impact Of The 1857 Revolt In Tamilnadu". People's Democracy. Communist Party of India (Marxist). Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.