In the third week of April 1942, many parts of South India were in for a surprise as a storm brought forth heavy rain. Around the same time, Madras was at the centre of a political activity that took the country by storm.
Convened at the behest of C. Rajagopalachari (CR) or Rajaji, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) met on April 23 at Hindi Prachar Sabha in T. Nagar. Apart from CR, a galaxy of leaders of the south — T. Praksam, B. Gopala Reddi, Bulusu Sambamurti, A. Kaleswara Rao, T.S.S. Rajan, P. Subbaroyan, K. Kamaraj, and M. Bakthavatsalam — was in attendance. The meeting adopted two resolutions that jolted the grand old party. The essence of the two motions was a call to the national leadership of the Congress to join hands with the Muslim League.
