Anjalai Ammal

Anjalai Ammal was a prominent freedom fighter in the Indian struggle for independence. She was born in 1890 in a simple town called Mudhunagar which is located in Kadalur. She was born in a simple family. She started her political life by joining the Non - Cooperation movement of Mahatma Gandhi. She participated in a lot of struggles and also suffered many years in the prison. She was pregnant when she was arrested and sent to Vellore jail. Due to this reason she was released and after childbirth she was sent to Vellore jail again. She sold her family lands, her house and spent the money for India's struggle for freedom. She also made her nine year old child to participate in the struggle for removing Neelan's statue and went to jail along with her daughter. Once Gandhi came to Kadalur, but the British government prohibited him to visit Anjali Ammal. But Anjalai Ammal came in a horse cart wearing burqa and visited him. Due to her courage, Gandhi called her as South India's Jhansi Rani.