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<p>Adding local <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Short_description" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Short description">short description</a>: &quot;Riot in India&quot; (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Galobtter/Shortdesc_helper&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Galobtter/Shortdesc helper (page does not exist)">Shortdesc helper</a>)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Riot in India}}<br /> {{moresources|date=November 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Tinnevely riot&#039;&#039;&#039; is an outbreak of violence which occurred in the town of [[Tinnevely]] in then [[Madras Presidency]] of British India on 17 March 1908. The outbreak was in response to the arrest and subsequent conviction of Indian nationalists [[Subramania Siva]] and [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]].<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Subramania Siva were arrested in Tuticorin on 12 March 1908 for delivering inflammatory speeches. Following their arrest, a serious riot broke out in the neighbouring [[Tinnevely]] in protest. All the public buildings except the town office were attacked and furniture destroyed though there was no loss to life. Twenty-seven persons were convicted for participation in the riot.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> * {{cite book|title=Growth of public opinion in the Madras Presidency (1858-1909)|pages=52|publisher=University of Madras|author=D. Sadasivan|year=1974}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Riots and civil disorder in India]]<br /> [[Category:Indian independence movement in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:1908 in India]]<br /> [[Category:Tirunelveli]]<br /> [[Category:1908 riots]]<br /> [[Category:1908 crimes in India]]</div>

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