Word: muthuvel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when the returns came in last week, the results were calamitous for Congress, which won only 26 of 232 seats in the state assembly. Moreover, the victor, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, was aligned with the National Front, a coalition of parties formed to defeat Gandhi in the national elections to be held later this year. Meanwhile, the Congress chief minister of another state, Arjun Singh, resigned over charges that he profited from funds misappropriated from a lottery held to benefit child-welfare programs. Observed New Delhi's Statesman: "Things are falling apart for Mr. Gandhi...
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