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Historical Event on 11/25/1998

Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
3/21/1939Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.
3/21/1939Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
4/12/1917Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.