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A Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu that triggered the first Motion of Confidence in Indian legislature

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A Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu that triggered the first Motion of Confidence in Indian legislature

The adverse outcome of a by-election in Tamil Nadu in 1952 forced the then Chief Minister C. Rajagopalachari (CR or Rajaji) to come up with an innovation in India’s legislature — the first vote of confidence motion proposed by the incumbent government. The by-election in question was for the Aruppukottai Lok Sabha constituency, which was…

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When two warring groups of the Congress metin Thirupparankundram for talks 80 years ago

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When two warring groups of the Congress metin Thirupparankundram for talks 80 years ago

K. Kamaraj | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Thirupparankundram has been in news these days for the controversy over the lighting of a traditional lamp near the Subramaniyaswamy temple during the Tamil month of Karthigai (mid-November to mid-December). Eighty years ago, the same place saw two warring groups in the State unit of the Congress…

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