Name(s) Valliappan Olaganthan Chidambaram (V.O.C.) PILLAI
Date of Birth September 05, 1872
Date of Death November 18, 1936
Identity Indian Politician
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  • Popularly known by his initials, V.O.C. (spelt Vaa. Oo.Ce in Tamil), also known as Kappalottiya Tamilan "The Tamil Helmsman", was a Tamil political leader.
  • He was a disciple of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  • He launched the first indigenous Indian shipping service between Tuticorin and Colombo with the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, competing against British ships.
  • At one time a member of the Indian National Congress, he was later charged with sedition by the British government and sentenced to life imprisonment  <>   his barrister license was stripped.
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