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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
11/11/1923Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot.
6/24/1928Mrinal Keshav Gore, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
10/4/1972Raman Vijayan, Indian soccer (Football) player, was born in Kandramanikam at Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
3/11/1994The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.