Naidu presided over the 1925 Annual Session of the Indian National Congress at Cawnpore (now Kanpur).
She was the first Indian woman and second woman overall (after Annie Besant) to do so.
Naidu said in her address, "In the battle for liberty, fear is one unforgivable treachery and despair, the one unforgivable sin".

Naidu also presided over East African and Indian Congress' 1929 session in South Africa.

Naidu was  bula arrested, along with other Congress leaders including Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Madan Mohan Malaviya for participating in 1930 Salt March.
The Indian National Congress decided to stay away from  the First Round Table Conference that took place in London owing to the arrests.

In 1931, however, Naidu and other leaders of the Congress party participated in the Second Round table  Conference headed by Viceroy Lord Irwin in the wake of the Gandhi-Irwin pact.

Naidu was one of the major figures to have led the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement led by Gandhi.
She faced repeated arrests by the British authorities during the time and even spent over 21 months in jail.
Naidu presided over the 1925 Annual Session of the Indian National Congress at Cawnpore (now Kanpur). She was the first Indian woman and second woman overall (after Annie Besant) to do so. Naidu said in her address, "In the battle for liberty, fear is one unforgivable treachery and despair, the one unforgivable sin".
Naidu also presided over East African and Indian Congress' 1929 session in South Africa.
Naidu was  bula arrested, along with other Congress leaders including Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Madan Mohan Malaviya for participating in 1930 Salt March. The Indian National Congress decided to stay away from  the First Round Table Conference that took place in London owing to the arrests.
In 1931, however, Naidu and other leaders of the Congress party participated in the Second Round table  Conference headed by Viceroy Lord Irwin in the wake of the Gandhi-Irwin pact.
Naidu was one of the major figures to have led the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement led by Gandhi. She faced repeated arrests by the British authorities during the time and even spent over 21 months in jail.
Sarojini Naidu