The Madras Session of the Indian National Congress was held from December 26 to 28, 1927. It was a landmark session during the Indian freedom struggle, with several significant outcomes:
- The session was presided over by Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari.
- The Congress passed a resolution calling for the boycott of the Simon Commission because it had no Indian members and was formed without consulting Indian political parties. The boycott was intended to pressure the British government to draft a constitution acceptable to Indians.
- Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the Independence Resolution , which for the first time clearly stated the goal of the Congress as Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) from British rule.
- The session also passed a resolution objecting to the deployment of Indian troops in foreign countries such as China, Mesopotamia, and Persia.
- This session marked a shift in the nationalist movement towards demanding full independence, moving beyond the earlier focus on Dominion Status.
- The Madras session's declaration of the aim of complete national independence was a significant escalation in the Indian struggle for freedom.
In summary, the 1927 Madras Session was crucial because it formalized the call for complete independence and set the stage for the intensified freedom movement in the following years.
