MARRIAGE OF FRIEND

In 1930 K.S.Muthusami , a friend of Kamaraj had been to Kaitharu on the requisition of his uncle and happened to marry his daughter under unavoidable circumstances for which he invited Kamaraj. Kamaraj too went to the marriage Police shadowed him. It was usual on those days a police tail was kept behind him wherever he goes.

In March 1930 Gandhiji started Civil Disobedience Movement  to break Salt Laws. People marched to Dandi under the leadership of Gandhiji in North and Vedharanyam in South under the leadership of  Rajaji. The whole country joined together and shouted to abolish tax on salt. Government took stringer action. News papers censored . Leaders were arrested . Power of Gandhiji was known to the world. Public were lathi charged. Western countries hated the arrogant   behavior of British government . Even the British people condemned the act of the Government.

Kamaraj took part in Salt Sathyagraha. He was arrested by the police. He was imprisoned for 2 years. It was his first arrest. He was kept in Alipuram jail. The prisoners at Alipuram jail were release 1 hour a day. There was a tree in with a hole in that garden. Kamaraj wrote a slip for his needs and kept in the hole. Kumbakkonam Goplakrishnan used to go there take out the paper and acted according to the instructions . It went on  for several months.