INDIA: MAHATMA GANDHI'S ASHES ARE BEING CLAIMED BY GREAT GRANDSON TUSHAR GANDHI, WHO WANTS TO TAKE REMAINING ASHES ON JOURNEY AROUND INDIA BEFORE IMMERSING THEM IN THE GANGES RIVER

Record ID: 998871

  • Title: INDIA: MAHATMA GANDHI'S ASHES ARE BEING CLAIMED BY GREAT GRANDSON TUSHAR GANDHI, WHO WANTS TO TAKE REMAINING ASHES ON JOURNEY AROUND INDIA BEFORE IMMERSING THEM IN THE GANGES RIVER
  • Date: 13th January 1997
  • Summary: CUTTACK, ORISSA, INDIA (JANUARY 13, 1997/FILE) (ANI - ACCESS ALL) (JANUARY 13, 1997) 1. SLV JOURNALISTS AND LOCAL PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE THE STATE BANK OF INDIA, CUTTACK BRANCH 0.05 2. SV TUSHAR GANDHI, GREAT GRANDSON OF MAHATMA GANDHI, ARRIVING AT THE BANK/ TUSHAR ENTERING THE BANK ALONG WITH ASSOCIATES (2 SHOTS) 0.18 3. SV UDAY SHANKAR ROY, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF SBI, CUTTACK, TALKING TO A SUBORDINATE 0.20 5. SV TUSHAR GANDHI SEATED (2 SHOTS) 0.29 6. SV REPORTERS WAITING IN THE BANK'S LOBBY 0.32 7. SV TUSHAR, ACCOMPANIED BY COURT AND BANK OFFICIALS, ENTERING THE STRONG ROOM OF THE BANK 0.36 8. SV SUPPORTERS SHOUTING SLOGANS 0.43 9. MCU TUSHAR SAYING, "YESTERDAY (SUNDAY), I WAS INFORMED THAT ACCORDING TO ONE INTERPRETATION OF THE JUDGEMENT, THE YATRA' (JOURNEY) CANNOT GO AROUND INDIA, AS I HAD PLANNED, BUT HAS TO GO DIRECTLY TO ALLAHABAD FOR IMMERSION. I WILL SEEK THE SUPREME COURT'S CLARIFICATION ON THIS MATTER AS I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE CANNOT BE DEPRIVED OF THEIR RIGHT TO A DARSHAN (VIEW) OF THE FATHER OF THE NATION." (ENGLISH) 1.15 10. SV SUPPORTERS COMING OUT OF THE BANK'S STRONG ROOM WITH A PORTRAIT OF MAHATMA GANDHI 1.20 11. SV TUSHAR CARRYING THE BOX CONTAINING THE URN WITH MAHATMA'S ASHES BACK TO STRONG ROOM (2 SHOTS) 1.36 FILE 12. LV MAHATMA GANDHI ON BOARD VESSEL ARRIVING IN ENGLAND FOR ROUND TABLE INDIA CONFERENCE (1930) 1.39 13. LV/MCU GANDHI MAKING SPEECH TO MASS CROWD (2 SHOTS) 1.50 14. MCU/SV GANDHI WALKING AMONG CROWD (2 SHOTS) 1.57 15. LV/MCU GANDHI WITH LORD AND LADY MOUNTBATTEN (3 SHOTS) 2.08 16. LV//SV PROCESSION AT GANDHI FUNERAL (7 SHOTS) 2.34 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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  • Location: CUTTACK, ORISSA, INDIA
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  • Country: India
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