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From: kashif <>
Subject: Re: [The Raj] Early Indian Flag - Congress Party flag
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:04:15 -0700
References: <447C1F34.3080105@yahoo.com.au> <000601c683e7$dd3a3020$cf8e8848@YOUR3FDB94E0B2>
In-Reply-To: <000601c683e7$dd3a3020$cf8e8848@YOUR3FDB94E0B2>


a slight correction, Congress Party's present flag has hand in the middle in
place of 'charkha' I believe it happened when Indira Gandhi caused a split
in Congress.

http://www.congress.org.in/


On 5/30/06, Arvind Kolhatkar <> wrote:
>
> Nick,
>
>
>
> From its description it appears to be the flag of the Congress Party and
> not
> an early Indian flag. The Congress Party was the most influential party
> in the Freedom Struggle and hence the impression that it was an early
> Indian
> flag. The Congress Party continues to use the flag with three colors and
> spinning wheel in its center to this day.
>
>


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