Immediately before the 1971 Assembly election results, the DMK was expected to be voted out and K. Kamaraj to head the government again. Chief Secretary E.P. Royappa and Inspector-General of Police R.M. Mahadevan called on Kamaraj to “greet him in advance”. After the DMK scored a landslide, Chief Minister M. Karunandhi transferred both
How a misleading electoral forecast in 1971 cost the Chief Secretary his job
