GANDHI MAY FAST AGAIN
(Reed. 2 p.m.) CALCUTTA, August 11. Professor Abdur Rahim, a member of the All India Moslem League Council, announced that he would begin on August 13 a fast to death because he “felt something drastic had to be done to stop communal riots.”
Mr Gandhi hinted yesterday that he might fast again if the riots continued. Seven were killed and 25 injured in communal rioting yesterday. The police opened fire twice.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1947, Page 7
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