This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 28, 1984.
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UK diplomat killed
THE BRITISH DEPUTY High Commissioner in Bombay, Percy Norris, was shot dead at the Cooperage junction on the morning of November 27 by two unidentified foreigners. He was on way to his office at Flora Fountain from his residence at Altamount Road. The Indian government has tightened security measures for all British High Commission officials following the incident and has ordered a full-scale investigation into the assassination.
Nominations filed
ABOUT 6,200 CANDIDATES have filed their papers for the 515 seats of the Lok Sabha as nomination for December’s general election closed on November 27. More than 7,300 candidates had entered the poll arena in 1980. However, the number of contestants left in the field after the withdrawals was 4,620.
Ganesan quits Cong-I
IN A MAJOR blow to Tamil Nadu Congress-I, actor-politician MP Sivaji Ganesan, announces his resignation from the party since the claims of his fan association had been overlooked in the allocation of seats for the coming elections. Ganesan said that the lists were now packed with men recommended by an AICC-I General Secretary from Tamil Nadu. Ganesan told reporters that he was also resigning his Rajya Sabha seat.
Party broadcasts
THE ELECTION COMMISSION has finalised the scheme for election broadcasts by political parties over All India Radio and Doordarshan. Recognised national and state parties can avail this facility from the principal AIR station and Doordarshan Kendra in every state where the Lok Sabha elections will be held. Parties will be allowed two rounds of election broadcast over AIR and one round of telecast on Doordarshan.
