<P> Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary involved in the Indian independence movement . After the passing of the 1882 Madras Forest Act , its restrictions on the free movement of tribal peoples in the forest prevented them from engaging in their traditional podu agricultural system , which involved shifting cultivation . Raju led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922 -- 24 , during which a band of tribal leaders and other sympathisers fought against the British Raj , which had passed the law . He was referred to as `` Manyam Veerudu '' ( `` Hero of the Jungles '' ) by the local people . Raju led a protest movement in the border areas of the East Godavari and Visakhapatnam regions of Madras Presidency , in present - day Andhra Pradesh . </P>
<P> Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary involved in the Indian independence movement . After the passing of the 1882 Madras Forest Act , its restrictions on the free movement of tribal peoples in the forest prevented them from engaging in their traditional podu agricultural system , which involved shifting cultivation . Raju led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922 -- 24 , during which a band of tribal leaders and other sympathisers fought against the British Raj , which had passed the law . He was referred to as `` Manyam Veerudu '' ( `` Hero of the Jungles '' ) by the local people . Raju led a protest movement in the border areas of the East Godavari and Visakhapatnam regions of Madras Presidency , in present - day Andhra Pradesh . </P>
who led the tribal revolt in andhra pradesh
who led the tribal revolt in andhra pradesh
Alluri Sitarama Raju
Alluri Sitarama Raju