Nagappan Padayatchi
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Nagappan Padayatchi | |
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| Born | 1891 Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | July 6, 1909 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Other names | Swamy Nagappan Padayachee |
| Occupations | Satyagrahi; laborer |
| Known for | Satyagraha martyr (1909) |
Nagappan Padayatchi or Swamy Nagappan Padayachee (1891 – 6 July 1909) was an Indian South African Satyagraha martyr.
Nagappan Padayatchi was an Indian born in Mayiladuthurai in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu.
Involvement in Satyagraha
Nagappan involved in Satyagraha with Mahatma Gandhi on 1909. He was sentenced to 10 days hard labor on 21 June 1909 during the first Satyagraha campaign.[1][2]
Death
Nagappan was about 18 years old when he was sentenced on 21 June 1909 to the three pounds or ten days imprisonment with hard labor. After spending a night at the Fort he was made to walk to the Jukskei Road Prison Camp, 26 km away. He was discharged from the camp on 30 June and died on 6 July of double pneumonia and resultant heart failure. His body was full of bruises and weals. Fellow prisoners reported that he had been physically abused in prison by at least one warden, and that his illness was neglected by the prison authorities and he was still expected to carry out his hard labor sentence, this ultimately led to his death. Despite all the evidence, the official enquiry exonerated the prison officials and rejected the allegations of the appalling conditions in the Camp.[3]