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Historical Event on 12/21/1999

Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/4/1977Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.
10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
10/30/1963Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.