French India
As independence of British India drew nearer, the French India Students Congress called for a protest on 9 August 1947 to call on France to quit India. French authorities issues a ban against the manifestation. The ban provoked spontaneous protests from the French India Students Congress, the French India National Congress, the Communist Party of French India and trade unions. The protests forced the French authorities to withdraw the ban. The mass rally of the French India National Congress and French India Students Congress was held on 10 August 1947 a meeting was held at Nehru Vanam. It was presided by Rajan Das from the Students Congress. The meeting called for immediate merger of French India with India.