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To: Joe S Pack who wrote (42668)	5/23/2002 12:50:10 PM
From: arun gera	Respond to of 50167

>Arun, would you mind elaborating on the reference to TamiNadu above? I am not aware of when TamilNadu was not part of Indian electoral process.> Tamilnadu wanted to secede. The DMK was particularly incensed by the imposition of Hindi. After the Indian Govt. settled with DMK, they changed the constitution in 1963 to disallow secession by any state. >Tamil Nadu had one of the earliest independence movements (separatist or secessionist or liberation movements) in India even before the British left. Unlike the Pakistan movement the latter is based on nationalism, ethnicity and language and not on religion. The first "Tamil Nadu for Tamils" Conference was held in December 10, 1939. Mr. C.N. Annadurai, the chief lieutenant of Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy (EVR) was the principal speaker and he explained the reasons and justification for the demand in his own spell binding oratory. The Dravida Kazhagam (DK) of Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy and its offshoot Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) had as their primary goal an independent Dravida Nadu (southern India which included Tamil Nadu) separate from India. Following the 1963 law enacted by the Congress Party Government of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that banned parties and individuals demanding independence (freedom or separatism or secession) from India, DMK abandoned it. >

To: Joe S Pack who wrote (42668)	5/23/2002 12:51:41 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

>Arun, would you mind elaborating on the reference to TamiNadu above? I am not aware of when TamilNadu was not part of Indian electoral process.> Tamilnadu wanted to secede. The DMK was particularly incensed by the imposition of Hindi. After the Indian Govt. settled with DMK, they changed the constitution in 1963 to disallow secession by any state. Most Indians or even Tamilians don't even know this fact. And obviously it is not overly publicized. Arun geocities.com >Tamil Nadu had one of the earliest independence movements (separatist or secessionist or liberation movements) in India even before the British left. Unlike the Pakistan movement the latter is based on nationalism, ethnicity and language and not on religion. The first "Tamil Nadu for Tamils" Conference was held in December 10, 1939. Mr. C.N. Annadurai, the chief lieutenant of Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy (EVR) was the principal speaker and he explained the reasons and justification for the demand in his own spell binding oratory. The Dravida Kazhagam (DK) of Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy and its offshoot Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) had as their primary goal an independent Dravida Nadu (southern India which included Tamil Nadu) separate from India. Following the 1963 law enacted by the Congress Party Government of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that banned parties and individuals demanding independence (freedom or separatism or secession) from India, DMK abandoned it. >