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For plantation workers in Tamil Nadu, freedom meant the ability to move freely in and out of areas, which was restricted by the 1859 Inland Emigration Act.

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The above statement is false.
For Assamese plantation labourers, freedom meant being able to move freely in and out of the cramped space in which they were confined, as well as maintaining contact with the community from where they had come. The Inland Emigration Act of 1859 prohibited plantation workers in Assam from leaving the tea estates without permission. After learning about the Non-Cooperation Movement, thousands of labourers defied the government, abandoned the plantations, and returned home. They each had their understanding of the phrase swaraj, anticipating it to be the end of all grief and suffering.
The correct statement would be - for plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the ability to move freely in and out of areas, which was restricted by the 1859 Inland Emigration Act.

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