Emergency Declared: The headlines India saw on the morning of 25 June, 1975
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Emergency Declared: The headlines India saw on the morning of 25 June, 1975
FP Staff
• September 20, 2021, 12:07:57 IST
On 25 June, 1975, then India President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under India Gandhi declared a state of emergency. All the fundamental rights were suspended, politicians arrested and a heavy censorship was imposed on the media. Here’s a look at how the newspapers broke the news.
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On 25 June, 1975, then India President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency. All the fundamental rights were suspended, politicians arrested and a heavy censorship was imposed on the media. Here’s a look at how the newspapers broke the news.
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The Hindu front page. The Indian Emergency lasted for 21 month period, from 25th June 1975 to 21st March 1977.
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The Indian Herald. The Emergency remains one of the most controversial periods of independent Indian history.
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