Entry Into Nationalist Movement
After Indian Independence from the British rule and in deference to the feelings of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, France proposed a referendum in India to decide the fate of the French settlements merger into India. The referendum agreement was signed in June 1948. The main clause of this agreement stated expressly that there should not be any internal or external pressure during referendum.
In 1948 the French India Socialist Party, A Pro-French outfit rigged the elections and won all the seats in all but one of the Municipal Assemblies. Dr. P. Subbarayan who was the president of the P.C.C. of Tamilnad and Dr. N. Rajkumar, Secretary for Foreign affairs of the Indian National Congress who saw the farce of these elections sent a damaging report to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The first Consul General of India at Pondicherry Sri Rasheed Ali Baig, did his best to boost the Nationalist movement at that time but little was achieved. In 1950, Sri RK Tandon replaced Sri Rasheed Ali Baig. Around this period Monsieur Sellane Naiker, a Chevalier by title and who was already an influential political figure of Pondicherry, persuaded Monsieur Dadala to join and lead the existing nationalist movement.
On 14 September 1950, Monsieur Dadala along with Sellane Naicker prepared a memorandum to Dr. Keskar, Deputy External Affairs minister of India who had paid a visit to Pondicherry. This led to immediate confrontation between him and his French Superiors. His meeting with Dr. Keskar was considered Treachery by the then French Deputy Chief of Police Monsieur Lagisqet and Captain Bouhard, Chief of police who confronted Monsieur Dadala with arrest threats and punitive departmental actions. Dadala immediately resigned and expecting reprisals from the French police who now openly showed despise for his turn towards pro-nationalist movement, and for the safety of his family, moved to Cuddalore - a frontier town on the Indian side, situated on the banks of river Pennar separating the French and Indian territories.
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