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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 |
| 12/5/1999 | India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World. |
| 1/1/1972 | Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges. |
| 2/18/1999 | Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF). |
| 10/24/1992 | Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects. |
| 3/1/1994 | Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57. |
| 5/29/1991 | P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I). |
| 1/1/1914 | Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal. |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
| 1/10/1975 | India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization. |
| 10/26/1934 | Akhil Bharatiya Gramin Udyog Sangh (All India Small Scale Industries Association) was founded and inaugrated by Mahatma Gandhi. |
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