 It was in this concert that Chembai had introduced young Palghat Mani Iyer (who was to become one of the great mridangam players) to a discerning audience.At a similar concert in 1926, he had also introduced Palani Subramaniam Pillai, disciple of Pudukottai Dakshinamurthi Pillai.The annual meeting of the Indian National Congress was held in a different city every year.