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DHARNA: -
The meetings held on
2nd October 1973 at Kannapar Thidal and Sydapet Theradi Thidal was a turning
point in the history of Congress.
The sky was cloudy a
cool breeze was their on that evening. Thousands of people gathered at both the
places.
There was no chance
for the Congress to protest or strike on for Dharna after independence in
Tamilnadu since it was ruled by Kamaraj.
DMK came to power in
1967 defeating Congress . Kamaraj did not tell anything for a period of 6
months. Between the period of 1967 and 1971 the executives of Congress party in
Tamilnadu and the party people at the district level many times stressed for
Dharna. In the interest of the public Kamaraj did not permit. He strictly said
they should propaganda their views among the people.
DMK government
lifted the prohibition in Tamilnadu. To the prolonged desire , to stage Dharna ,
of the Congress lot of supports came.
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