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Historical Event on 5/5/2000
Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1990 | Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'. |
| 2/22/1993 | Sudhakarrao Naik, Mahrashtra CM, resigns in the wake of party dissidence. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 10/19/1983 | Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 11/12/1996 | Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana. |
| 10/16/1942 | Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 3/30/1994 | Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. |
| 2/10/1806 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala. |
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