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Madras session of the Indian National Congress

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Madras session of the Indian National Congress
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The annual Congress session held in Madras under M. A. Ansari called for complete independence and a boycott of the Simon Commission.

The Indian National Congress held its annual session at Madras in December 1927 under the presidency of M. A. Ansari. The session passed a resolution declaring complete independence as the goal of the Indian people, moved by Jawaharlal Nehru. It also resolved to boycott the all-white Simon Commission. The session made Madras a centre of national political activity that year.

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