The reluctance of the M. Karunanidhi Government in Tamil Nadu to implement curbs on publications critical of the Internal Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi Government at the Centre was among the reasons cited for dismissing his Ministry 50 years ago. At the same time, his government was accused of muzzling media publications run by the Opposition. President’s Rule was declared for the first time in Tamil Nadu on the night of January 31, 1976.
A perusal of records from The Hindu archives shows that the then Governor K.K. Shah had sent a detailed report to the Union government outlining reasons for recommending President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu.
Free circulation of anti-Emergency reports
One of the issues flagged by him was that the attitude of t
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