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History • Modern IndiaHard

Who among the following prominent delegates from Tamil Nadu attended the historic founding session of the Indian National Congress in Bombay in December 1885 and served as a leading moderate intellectual?

A. S. Subramania Iyer
B. G. Subramania Iyer✓ Correct Answer
C. Sir P. Ramanathan
D. C. Vijayaraghavachariar

💡 Solution & Explanation

G. Subramania Iyer was a nationalist journalist who co-founded the newspaper 'The Hindu' in 1878 and the 'Madras Mahajana Sabha' in 1884. He was among the prominent founding delegates who represented Tamil Nadu at the inaugural session of the Indian National Congress in Bombay. He consistently advocated administrative reforms through constitutional agitation.

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