Who among the following nationalist leaders was popularly known as 'Lokmanya'?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the title 'Lokmanya', meaning accepted by the people, for his relentless mobilization of the masses through festivals like Ganpati and Shivaji. Lala Lajpat Rai was known as Punjab Kesari, while Gokhale was a prominent moderate leader who mentored Gandhi. Tilak famously declared that swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it, galvanizing radical nationalist resistance.