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Congress session in Madras presided by Lalmohan Ghosh

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The nineteenth Congress session met in Madras in December 1903; president Lalmohan Ghosh called for compulsory primary education.

The Indian National Congress held its nineteenth annual session in Madras in December 1903. It was presided over by Lalmohan Ghosh, a Bengali barrister. In his presidential address he argued for compulsory primary education in India. It was the fourth Congress session held in Madras.

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