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...Kerala have rejected Communism outright." But the local Congress Party leader, R. Sanker, saw no reason for anyone to be "unduly jubilant." Shut out as they were in assembly seats, the Reds actually increased their popular vote and their share (42%) of the total. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Nehru said that Kerala made him "very happy...
More willing to go along with a cultural gag as he mellows, India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, 70, allowed himself to be turbaned and accoutered with a ceremonial sword and shield in order to get into the spirit of a war dance performed by Bombay visitors. Peace Lover Nehru seemed to be mildly amused by the belligerent ritual, part of a celebration that drew dancing troupes from all over India for observance of Republic...
TRIVANDRUM, India, Feb. 2--A non-Communist alliance led by Prime Minister Nehru's Congress party won a smashing victory today over the Reds in the south Indian state of Kerala...
...Nehru is often embarrassed by the clamorous support Communists give him while they attack the Congress Party. But this time even Nehru touched on the sympathy Indian Communists have shown for Red Chinese violations of India's borders. Nehru told a crowd in Ernakulam that "if any group in India in a moment of crisis forgets that its basic loyalty is to India, then that group does not represent India, whatever else it might be." The Kerala Communists, he said, are a "very backward party...
...Nehru hastened to add, the fight with Kerala's Reds should not be confused with India's policy of friendly relations with Communist nations. To prove his point, he flew straight back to New Delhi to greet with smiles President Kliment Voroshilov and a large Soviet group arriving for a good-will tour. "Hindi Russi bhai bhai [Indians and Russians are brothers]," cried Voroshilov at the airport, and Nehru gaily clutched the arm of the stalwart lady standing beside him, Mrs. Ekaterina Furtseva, member of the Soviet Communist Party's Presidium. Nehru had worked hard to stir...