 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.