Alluri Sitarama Raju led the Rampa Rebellion, also known as the Manyam Rebellion, which took place from 1922 to 1924. The rebellion was concentrated in the agency areas of the Godavari division, specifically the Gudem and Rampa hills tracts, which were inhabited by tribal communities in the Madras Presidency (now part of Andhra Pradesh). Raju protested against British forest laws and policies that restricted the tribals' traditional rights.