V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

Indian businessman

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1872

Place of Birth: Ottapidaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1936

Profession: lawyer, businessperson, politician, activist, trade unionist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Vallinayagan Ulaganathan Chidambaram (5 September 1872 – 18 November 1936), popularly known by his initials, V.O.C.
(spelled ?.?.?? in Tamil), also known as Kappalottiya Tamizhan "The Tamil Helmsman", was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of Indian National Congress.
Founder of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BISNC).
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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.
Tuticorin Port Trust, one of India's thirteen major ports, is named after him.
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was later charged with sedition by the British government and sentenced to life imprisonment, and his barrister license was revoked.