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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
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
2/25/1869Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
11/5/1906Initials of the place of issuance of notes were started to be printed instead of Issuing Circle's name.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.