Quit India:-
Indian National Congress
Conference was held in 8th July
1942 at Govalia Tank ground at Bombay City. To this history
renowned conference. P.C.C. Madras State President Kamaraj ,
leader Sathyamoorthy , Muthuranga Mudaliar , M.
Bakthavathsalam , Kumbakkonam Gopalakrishnan , Varadan , T.
N.Ramachandra Naidu and 30 others went to Bombay from Madras
State.
Moulana Abulkalam Azad presided the conference. As per
Gandhiji's desire Nehru proposed the history famed Quit
India Movement.
Nehruji said at that time prestige of India can not be
bargained . Struggle eternal struggle. It was his reply to
British empire.
Sardar Vallabhai Patel seconded the same. Moulana Abulkalam
Azad , Kavikuil Sarojini Devi , J.P.Kripalini , Pandit
Bandh and Sathyamoorthy supported this.
Do or Die :-
Finally Gandhiji addressed . He spoke for 140 minutes. "
Freedom should come immediately . If it is given tonight it
should be given before dawn. From this moment you should
think yourself as an independence man , you are not slaves .
Essence of freedom is that i tell you a slogan . Don't
forget this and keep this in your mind. Every breath of
yours should be Do or Die We will free India. We ill die
in that effort. We need not live being a slave ". Then it
was night 10'o clock.
Decision of the conference were as under: -
1. British rule should come to an end in India
2. Independent India will help to eradicate Nazism , Racism
and Dictatorship .
3. If Britain does not accept to go away a peaceful , war
under the leadership of Gandhiji will be conducted.
4. After eradication of foreign rule there will be communal
harmony. Later a temporary Government will be formed by
persons representing every community.
This decision was welcomed by all without any opposition .
The British Government which could not tolerate this
arrested at morning 5'o clock (9th August ) Gandhiji,
Kasthuri Bhai, Meera Ben Patel , Piyarelal , Mahadev Desai ,
Sarojini Devi , Vallabhai Patel , Nehruji , Moulana
Abulkalam Azad without leaking out that where they had been
taken , sent Gandhiji and his group to Aagakhan palace ,
Pune. Nehruji and others to Ahamad nagar for jail.
Bombay became a Volcano at the dawn of August 9th when the
public came to know that the beloved leaders were arrested
and sent to unknown jails. Thus came August revolution there
was firing.
There was a proposal to hoist the Congress flag at 9'o clock
morning at the conference. Since the leaders were arrested
some doubted flag hoist. There came a lady in Khadi dress
dashed towards flag mast and hoisted the flat at 9.00 a.m.
as planned. British police rushed up to stop her. But before
that lady gave lecture to conduct August revolution. She was
Aruna Asif Ali.
On that day in that
train bound for Madras from Bombay
Kamaraj and representatives of Madras state returned. Leader
of Andhra N.Sanjeeva Reddy came in that train. But he was
arrested when the train entered Andhra Border.
Kamaraj was alert then itself. He understood they would be
arrested once reaching Madras. He decided to get himself
arrested only after the arrangement for August revolution in
district wise. Police were on throughout the way. Armed
policies were on each railway station.
They had orders to arrest the needed leaders. Then Kamaraj
asked his Madras State representatives to depart immediately
. Varadan was arrested before entering into Madras state
border. Kumbakkonam Gopalakrishnan and T.R.V.Naryanasami
come to Tanjore in disguise . Bombay express halted at
Arakkonam station 35 miles before Madras. Kamaraj keeped
out of train and saw lot of police were deployed there. He
decided to get down there as he expected to be arrested at
Madras. He disguised himself as a village folk by having a
turban on head and a bundle in head. That bundle contained
the copies of the decisionken at the Bombay conference.
He simply got down from train into the platform and walked
away unnoticed by anybody. No police who came in front of
him noticed. He came out of the station in deep thought.
He rushed to the bus stand and took a bus bound to Ranipet
and sat in a corner without removing the turban. The bus
flew but his mind was faster than the bus.
At mid night in the dark he got down at Ranipet and went to
house of K.R.Kalyana Rama Iyer who was a committee member
and close friend of Kamaraj.
His house was locked when he knocked the door Kalyanarama
Iyer that it would be police to arrest him. But Kamaraj was
a pleasant surprise to him at that night. He took him in ,
his aged mother gave some fruits and food to Kamaraj. She
blessed Kamaraj and her son for their victory and prayed for
the same.
These two later discussed about the present situation and
their future plans for a long time. They planned to explain
the revolution to the public in Tanjore, Trichy , Madurai
and Tirunelveli and starts on next day.
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