Alluri Sitarama Raju

"Though I have no sympathy with and cannot admire armed rebellion, I cannot withhold my homage from a youth so brave, so sacrificing, so simple and so noble in character as young Shri Rama Raju . . . Raju was (if he is really dead) not a fituri but a great hero. Would that the youth of the country cultivated Shri Rama Raju’s daring, courage, devotion and resourcefulness and dedicated them for the attainment of swaraj through strictly non-violent means. To me it is daily growing clearer that if the teeming millions whom we the articulate middle classes have hitherto suppressed for our selfish purpose are to be raised and roused, there is no other way save through non-violence and truth. A nation numbering millions needs no other means."

"The young Alluri Sitarama Raju was disheartened seeing the condition of the tribal folks. He could have led a peaceful life doing a job. But he gave up everything to fight against the British. Raju held meetings with the tribal leaders. He started devising plans to oust the British from the region. He was instrumental in uniting the tribals of the region and fight for a common cause. The British were superior in number, ammunitions, and in military tactics. Alluri Sitarama Raju suggested use of Guerrilla warfare techniques using bows and arrows and stolen guns and ammunition. He himself trained them."