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Bombay became a Volcano at the dawn of August 9th when
the public came to know that the beloved leaders were arrested and sent to
unknown jails. Thus came August revolution there was firing.
There was a proposal to hoist the Congress flag at 9'o
clock morning at the conference. Since the leaders were arrested some doubted
flag hoist. There came a lady in Khadi dress dashed towards flag mast and
hoisted the flat at 9.00 a.m. as planned. British police rushed up to stop her.
But before that lady gave lecture to conduct August revolution. She was Aruna
Asif Ali.
On that day in that train bound for Madras from
Bombay Kamaraj and representatives of Madras state returned. Leader of Andhra
N.Sanjeeva Reddy came in that train. But he was arrested when the train entered
Andhra Border.
Kamaraj was alert then itself. He understood they would
be arrested once reaching Madras. He decided to get himself arrested only after
the arrangement for August revolution in district wise. Police were on throughout
the way. Armed policies were on each railway station.
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