The Government of India had made it clear that the cultural and other rights of the people would be fully respected. These Municipalities represent roughly 90 percent of the population of the French possessions and they called upon the Government of France to take urgent and necessary measures to give effect to the wishes of the people.
The resolutions had the full support of the French Indian Councillors, who are popularly known as Ministers, and the President of the Representative Assembly. Some days later, similar resolutions were passed by the municipalities in Karaikal. On 18 March 1954, a number of resolutions were passed by the municipalities in Pondicherry demanding immediate merger with India. Prime Minister Nehru visiting Pondicherry a few months after the de facto transfer The British took control of the area again in 1793 at the Siege of Pondicherry amid the Wars of the French Revolution, and returned it to France in 1814.
On 16 January 1761, the British captured Pondicherry from the French, but it was returned under the Treaty of Paris (1763) at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War. At the Peace of Ryswick it was agreed by all parties to return conquered territories and in 1699 Pondicherry was handed back to the French. Governor of Dutch Coromandel Laurens Pit the Younger sailed with a fleet of 17 ships and 1600 men from Negapatam and bombarded Pondicherry for two weeks, after which Francois Martin surrendered it. On 21 August 1693, during the Nine Years' War, Pondicherry was captured by the Dutch. The city was separated by a canal into the French Quarter and the Indian Quarter. Five trading posts were established along the south Indian coast between 16. Trading in jewelry and precious stones which had become highly fashionable in European courts was one among many activities. He entered into extended negotiations with the sultans of Golconda through the intercession of several roving French merchants and doctors who were in favour with the Sultan. The French governor François Martin made remarkable improvements to the city and its commercial ties, facing at the same time strong opposition from the Dutch and the English. In 1674 the French East India Company set up a trading centre at Pondicherry and this outpost eventually became the chief French settlement in India. The Vijayanagar Empire took control of almost all of the south of India in the 14th century and maintained control until 1638 when they were supplanted by the Sultan of Bijapur. The Cholas of Thanjavur held it from the 10th to 13th centuries until it was replaced by the Pandya Kingdom in the 13th century.
The area was part of the Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram in the 4th century. Poduca has been identified as possibly being Arikamedu (now part of Ariyankuppam), located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the modern city of Pondicherry. Poduke or Poduca (a marketplace) was a Roman trading destination from the 3rd century BCE. By contrast, nearby places such as Arikamedu, Ariyankuppam, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur and Bahour, which were colonised by the French East India Company over a period of time and later became the union territory of Pondicherry, have recorded histories that predate the colonial period. The history of Pondicherry is recorded only after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, British and French traders.