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"The Case That Shook British Empire"

Two heroes emerged after Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

1 is Now Celebrated Sardar Udham Singh
2 is Conveniently Erased
#SankaranNair.

Thread 🧵 on the 1st and the only Malayali Congress President who took the fight against British in ImageImage
Queens backyard.

Immediately after Jallianwalabagh, Sir C. Sankaran Nair writes in his autobiography: “Almost every day I was receiving complaints, personal and by letters, of the most harrowing description of the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh at Amritsar and the martial law Image
administration & I found that Lord Chelmsford [the Viceroy] approved of what was being done in Punjab. That, to me, was shocking.”

The effects of his resignation were immediate. Censorship of the press was immediately abolished and martial law in Punjab was terminated.
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126 Years back, he was the @incindia President and till date, the only Malayali who held the reins of Congress.
Sir. C Sankaran Nair. Ever Heard This Name?

Whereas Sardar Udham Singh became immortal, there was another hero who took the fight against British within British
Judiciary system & remains hidden out of public, thanks to his Anti-Gandhi views.
When the reader finish reading this tweet, I believe there will be tears in his or her eyes.

An introduction for the unsung hero of this tweet.
” When the only Bharatiya in the viceroy’s council
made his way back to Madras after his resignation, it was an ovation all the way, the like of which had never been seen before in India. There were feasts and entertainments wherever the train stopped and crackers were fired under the wheels of the railway, so much so that there
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Why does Ecosystem never recalls some names?
Because, once you reveal a name, than people will dig into it.
Belated tributes to Sankaran Nair who went to England & took Jallianwalabagh massacres to court.
An introduction for the unsung hero of this tweet...
” When the only
Bharatiya in the viceroy’s council made his way back to Madras after his resignation, it was an ovation all the way, the like of which had never been seen before in India. There were feasts and entertainments wherever the train stopped and crackers were fired under the wheels
of the railway, so much so that there was one continuous firing for hours.”
126 Years back, he was the Congress President and till date, the only Malayali who held the reins of Congress.
Sir C Sankaran Nair was born on 11-07-1857, at Mankara, Kerala.
Starting as an advocate in
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When the reader finish reading this tweet, I believe there will be tears in his or her eyes.
An introduction for the unsung hero of this tweet...
HE WENT TO ENGLAND & TOOK JALLIANWALABAGH MASSACRES TO COURT.
” When the only Bharatiya in the viceroy’s council made his way back to
Madras after his resignation, it was an ovation all the way, the like of which had never been seen before in India. There were feasts and entertainments wherever the train stopped and crackers were fired under the wheels of the railway, so much so that there was one continuous
firing for hours.”
125 Years back, he was the @incindia President and till date, the only Malayali who held the reins of Congress.

Sir C Sankaran Nair was born on 11-07-1857, at Mankara, Kerala.
His early education began in the traditional style at home and continued in schools
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