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Historical Event on 5/5/2000

Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
9/3/1994The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC.
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
5/8/1959Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.