Later, Mahatma Gandhi sat in the same place and took pride in leading the centenary,He was sentenced to several years' imprisonment and a further 6 years in prison.Ooty, Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore and Madras in the Nilgiris District have spent most of their time in jail.Those in the prison cell were former minister Kakan.Ooty and Nilgiris district was the second capital of the british and was a pioneer in the period of white supremacy.Who also engaged his wife in his freedom struggle.