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Historical Event on 1/2/2000

Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
6/18/1879Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.