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Historical Event on 8/1/1998

The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
10/13/1999No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
9/12/1992Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
3/21/1977Internal Emergency, promulgated on June 25, 1975, withdrawn by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.