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Word: gorakhpur (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1947-1947
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...press, both League and Congress are very violent, and speeches of leaders on both sides are continually inciting bloodshed. At last week's Hindu Mahasabha* Session at Gorakhpur, the mention of Nehru's name was greeted with shouts of 'Traitor!' At the conclusion of a violent speech, a member of the audience climbed on the platform, cut his hand, and offered blood then & there. The recent Sind election campaign generally consisted of speeches of vilification, one community v. another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Reprieve from Disaster | 1/13/1947 | See Source »

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