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Historical Event on 11/25/1998

Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
7/17/1893Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
10/27/1926Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
10/12/1991Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi.