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Pandit Malaviya announced that he was going to communicate with Mahatmaji regarding the fast declared by Sjt. Keiappan to establish the right of the “Depressed Class’ people to enter the Gurvayur temple in Malabar.
Among those present at the Hindu leaders’ Conference of Sunday were : Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Sir Lallubhai Samaldas, Sir Purushottamdas Thakurdas, Sir Chunilal Mehta, Sir Govind Madgaokar, Mr. M. R. Jayakar, Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, Mr. G. K. Deydhar, Mr. B. N. Karanjia, Mr. K. Natarajan, Rao Bahadur M. C. Rajah, Dr. Ambedkar, Mr. P. Baloo, Mrs. D. G. Dalvi, Miss Natarajan, Mrs. Hansa Mehta, Mrs. Avantikabai Gokhale, Mr. B. S. Kamat, Mr. Manu Subedar, Mr. G. D. Birla, Mr. D. P. Khaitan, Mr. B. F. Bharucha, Dr. Solanki, Dr. Choitram Gidwani, Lady Chimanlal Setalvad, Mr. Walchand Hirachand, Mr. B. J. Deorukhkar, Mr. C. Rajagopalachari, Mr. Devadas Gandhi, Mr. T. Prakasam and Babu Rajendra Prasad.” [1]
His Majesty’s Government announced on September 26,
1932 that it would recommend to Parliament the endorsement of the Poona Pact.
On Monday the 26th September 1932, the Hon’ble Mr. H. G. Haig, Home Minister, made his statement in the Central Legislative Assembly :
“Statement Re. Communal Award. The Honourable Sir, C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar (Leader of the House) : Sir, will you allow me to request you to make a departure from the usual practice at question time as a very important statement has to be made by my Honourable Colleague, the Home Member, and I am sure the House will agree with me when they hear the statement that this departure is well justified. Will you allow us to do so ?
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Ibrahim Rahimtoola): What is the statement ?
The Honourable Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar : The Honourable Home Member desires to make a statement about the Communal Award and the decision of His Majesty’s Government with regard to the Communal Award in relation to the Depressed Classes.
1 : The Bombay Chronicle, dated 26th September 1932.