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Historical Event on 2/17/1931
Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".

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9/22/2000	Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
3/12/1996	Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
10/24/1994	Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
5/17/1992	Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
7/24/2000	The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.
1/7/1883	Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born.
7/27/1993	Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
8/2/1953	Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
2/6/1953	Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission.

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