When Odisha’s towering leader tried his best to bring DMK, AIADMK together

In September 1979, India was getting ready for the Lok Sabha election after the collapse of the Janata Party government, of Morarji Desai, and the government of the Janata (Secular)-Congress (Urs)-AIADMK coalition, headed by Charan Singh. Biju Patnaik met DMK and AIADMK leaders to bring the arch rivals together. But his initiative had failed

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