Partition

4 events, 1942 to 1947.

  1. 1942

    1. 1942ChennaiPolitics

      Rajagopalachari resigns from Congress over Pakistan resolution

      C. Rajagopalachari left the Congress after his proposals to negotiate with the Muslim League were rejected, and opposed Quit India.

  2. 1944

    1. 1944ChennaiPolitics

      Rajagopalachari's C. R. formula

      C. Rajagopalachari's proposal to resolve the Congress and Muslim League deadlock became the basis of the 1944 Gandhi and Jinnah talks.

  3. 1946

    1. 1946 to 1952ChennaiPolitics

      Muhammad Ismail leads the Muslim League opposition in Madras

      M. Muhammad Ismail, later called Quaid-e-Millath, became Leader of the Opposition in the Madras Legislative Assembly.

  4. 1947

    1. Aug 1947Wellington, Tamil NaduEducation

      Defence Services Staff College re-established at Wellington

      After Partition the Indian staff college was re-established at Wellington in the Nilgiris, replacing the Staff College at Quetta.