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Tamil Nadu’s link to a key amendment to the Constitution on freedom of press, expression
Tamil Nadu's Madras government banned a Left-leaning journal in 1950, leading to a Supreme Court ruling that prompted a constitutional amendment. The amendment was passed with 246 votes in favor and 14 against.
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