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'''Kaneganti Hanumanthu''' was a [[freedom fighter]] who rebelled against [[United Kingdom|British]] Rule{{Clarify|date=February 2009}}<!-- WHERE??? --> and spearheaded the [[Palnadu]] Rebellion against tax. He was executed by the British General Rutherford.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} He was born in Kolagutla in the Durgi mandal which is in Palnadu in Guntur district. 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 at the age of 30. The following rebellion cry is attributed to Hanumanthu:<br />
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Neeru pettava, Natu vesava Kota kosava, Kuppa nurchava Endhuku kattali ra sisthu?<br />
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Translation: Have you ever irrigated the land, or plant a seed in your life? Ever harvested or trashed a field? Why would I pay you any tax for what is mine?<br />
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==References==<br />
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=r-ffeWmj2JUC&pg=PA15&lpg=PP11&dq=subject:%22Balija+(Indic+people)%22&output=html&sig=VsPv8AcP1yGxSPDunD_nYwgy8Gk Social Changes among Balijas - Sepuri Bhaskar]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071127172825/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/10/stories/2007081050900300.htm ]<br />
*http://aiksc2010atguntur.tripod.com/id19.html<br />
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[[Category:Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Guntur district]]<br />
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