Chennai, June 25 -- The imposition of Emergency this day in 1975 was a Black Day in democracy, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said today.

In a X post,he said today is the 50th anniversary of imposition of Emergency on Bharat.

On this Black Day in 1975 Democracy in Bharat was killed, Constitution of Bharat was trampled, Fundamental rights of citizens were suspended, the Judiciary was made subservient to the Executive, Press was completely gagged, millions of nationalists were imprisoned and academic institutions were shut, Mr Ravi said.

"Armed security forces occupied campuses. As a University student, I suffered rifle blows for not vacating my hostel room", he recalled.

"We must not forget those traumatic days when an insecure Prim...