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English: The image is the photograph of a predominantly Muslim crowd assembled at the foot of the Ochterlony Monument (now known as the Shahid Minar) in Kolkata, to attend a meeting of the Muslim League on the Direct Action Day (16 August 1946).
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Source A Bengali book titled - শ্যামাপ্রসাদ : বঙ্গভঙ্গ ও পশ্চিমবঙ্গ (Shyamaprasad: Bangabhanga O Paschimbanga), originally from contemporary newspapers
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