Chronicle on TN’s role in freedom struggle
New Indian ExpressThe book is also laced with lesser-known incidents. Interestingly, an article on how Puducherry and other settlements under French rule became part of India throws light on many historical incidents. Significantly, the article by Dr MP Ramanjuam recalled the Indhiya Unionil Sera Maruppor Kazhagam, an offshoot of the Dravidian movement, headed by poet Bharthidasan demanded autonomous status for French India within the French Union for the time being in order to prevent its merger with the Indian Union, so that when Dravida Nadu demanded by the Dravidian movement leaders becomes a reality, French India can merge with it. Dr Ramanujam also pointed out that the Communist party considered the Government of India under Jawaharlal Nehru as anti-Communist and pro-Anglo-American and hence French India should attain independence from French rule first, and then by stages should decide whether to join the Indian Union or not.
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