“In my belief, Congress is too tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it?
- ALord Lytton
- BLord Dufferin
- CLord Curzon
- DLord Minto
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) Lord Curzon
Explanation
The British rulers believed that the Congress, under the leadership of the moderates, was quite weak and had no deep roots among the masses; therefore, it could be finished. Lord Curzon was the main spokesman of this policy. In a letter written by Curzon to the Secretary of State for India on 18 November 1900, he said: “In my belief, congress... peaceful demise.” In 1903, he wrote to the Governor of Madras: “Ever since I came to India, my policy has been to make the Congress impotent by every means.” In 1904, Curzon refused to meet a deputation led by the Congress President.