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Historical Event on 10/25/1999

Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, says, ""No objection to Bofors discussion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.
1/28/1998All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
8/5/1986Vellupillai Prabakaran, Tamil rebel leader, died. The vision of secession for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority may have come to an end. But so, too, might the violence that the nation had endured. Today, Tamil rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakaran accepted the peace accord signed last week by India and Sri Lanka. Prabakaran surrendered to Indian forces and his men turned over their weapons. The pact is seen as a compromise by the co-signers. But to the dejected Tamil leader, who has fought since childhood for a Tamil victory, it was a stinging defeat. The treaty creates an autonomous multi-religious zone in the eastern and northern provinces. The rebels dreamed and passed away for a separate state of their own.
3/29/1996SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari).
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .