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Why Gandhi sets up the Natal Indian Congress??

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August 22, 1894: Gandhi sets up the Natal Indian Congress Today, in 1894, the Natal Indian Congress was established in South Africa to raise voice against discrimination against the people of India. Mahatma Gandhi was made the secretary of this organization and Haji Adam Jhaveri as the president. In the early years, NIC introduced several petitions for changes in discriminatory legislation. The organization became defunct in the 1960s due to increasing repression and restrictions by its leaders. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our country, has drawn many fronts against the British in his life and he has been arrested many times, You all know that Mohandas Karma Chand Gandhi (Bapu) started the caravan to raise his voice against the British from South Africa itself. Gandhi came to South Africa in 1893 and raised his voice against the color discrimination policy here. In 1984, he founded the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). Due to this effort, Gandhi soon became his leader who raised the voice ...