Vellore Central Prison
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Vellore Central Prison (Set up in 1830) is a prison in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Famous people who were imprisoned here include
- Vikrama Raja Singa, last Tamil ruler of Kandy, Sri Lanka
- C. Rajagopalachari, Last Governor-General of India
- V. V. Giri, President of India
- R. Venkataraman, President of India, imprisoned in 1941 for his role in India's freedom struggle
- C. N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, imprisoned in 1962
- K. Kamaraj, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Jayendra Saraswathi, Shankaracharya of Kanchi, under custody in 2004 under charges of murder
- Murugan, sentenced to death for assassinating Rajiv Gandhi