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Historical Event on 1/21/2000

The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
4/1/1969India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.