First Congress Ministry and Labour-Struggles of Textile Mill Workers in Coimbatore, 1937-39

Struggles of Textile Mill Workers in Coimbatore, 1937-39 C S Krishna The formation of the first Congress ministry in 1937 was greeted with great enthusiasm all over the country. The party's election programme together with the Karachi Resolution of 1931 with its promise of fundamental rights to people had raised (he hopes and aspirations of all sections of the population including labour. Expectations of the mill workers in Madras and Coimbatore were high.