Kaneganti Hanumanthu (Telugu: కానెగంటి హనుమంతు) was a freedom fighter who rebelled against British Rule and started the Palnadu Rebellion against tax.
He was shot by the British General Rutherford. He was born in Minchalapadu in the Durgi mandal which is in Palnadu in Guntur district,Andhra Pradesh.
A local peasant leader, he refused to pay British taxes and participated in a revolt over the issue.
He was killed while resisting British police forces, he was 30.
The following rebellion cry is attributed to Hanumanthu:
Neeru pettava, Natu vesava Kota kosava, Kuppa nurchava Endhuku kattali ra sisthu?
He was shot by the British General Rutherford. He was born in Minchalapadu in the Durgi mandal which is in Palnadu in Guntur district,Andhra Pradesh.
A local peasant leader, he refused to pay British taxes and participated in a revolt over the issue.
He was killed while resisting British police forces, he was 30.
The following rebellion cry is attributed to Hanumanthu:
Neeru pettava, Natu vesava Kota kosava, Kuppa nurchava Endhuku kattali ra sisthu?
Translation: Did you irrigate? Or plant a seed? Ever harvested or trashed a field?
Why would I pay you any tax for what is mine?
Why would I pay you any tax for what is mine?
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