The Vidurashwatha massacre occurred on 25 April 1938 at Vidurashwatha, when police opened fire on agitated farmers and killed 33 people, wounding more than 100.[1] At least 90 rounds were fired by police on unarmed people who assembled to hoist the flag of the Indian National Congress. This massacre led to the Mizra-Patel Pact between Vallabhbhai Patel and Mirza Ismail, which permitted people to hoist the Congress' Flag in Mysore State.[1] The massacre is an instance where the Congress-led freedom movement was violently suppressed by Sir Mirza Ismail and Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV of Mysore State.[2] District Superintendent of Police A.S.Khalil started firing with his pistol on unarmed crowd and Government declared that only 10 people died, although total death was 33.[2]
See also
- Massacre of Indian civilians by British Colonisers
References
- ^ a b Newsfact, India (20 April 2021). "Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b Bharadhwaj, Aditya (14 August 2022). "Vidurashwatha firing changed course of freedom struggle in Mysore". The Hindu newspaper. The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2022.