Question

Why did the Mysore State Congress decide to launch the Mysore Chalo Movement?

Answer 1

Hint:
1. It was the second freedom movement in Mysore that followed India's freedom from British rule.
2. This Movement was in the wake of the Mysore ruler's resolve to keep the State as an independent entity.
3. Itt aimed at installing a democratic and responsible government in the princely state of Mysore in 1947.

Complete answer:
The Wodeyars of Mysore Jaya Chama Raja Wodeyar refused to establish a Responsible Government; his refusal made the Mysore congress organize the Mysore Chalo Movement under the leadership of K.C. Reddy and S.Nija Lingappa .The leaders toured the whole of Karnataka to highlight the necessity of a responsible government in Mysore. The call for the Mysore Chalo Movement was given on 4th Sept 1947. Following which people from all walks of life, the peasants, the industrial workers, writers, the officials and students and even women took part in this movement demanding that the Wodeyars form a responsible government. The participants destroyed government officers, removed railway lines, delinking telegraphic wires etc. Bringing the government machinery towards stand still & the Wodeyar resorted to the police action to suppress the movement.

Finally when the movement became irrepressible. Wodeyar called for a meeting between K.C. Reddy and Diwan Rama Swami Mudaliar, its outcome was that the Wodeyar agreed to grant responsible government to the people of Mysore. Accordingly on 24th Oct 1947. A responsible government came into existence when K.C. Reddy became the 1st chief minister of Mysore. Mysore became Karnataka on 1st Nov 1973.

Note:
1. The Wodeyars of Mysore is the only Indian Royal Family in the history of India to have ruled a kingdom for more than 500 years.
2. K.C. Reddy who was at the forefront of Mysore Chalo Movement also took over as the First Chief Minister of the State in 1947.
3. The Mysore Chalo Movement was one of the significant freedom movements in the history of the city.