The first leader to use the word ‘Swaraj’ was
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) S.C. Bose
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question Asked : UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013
Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s (1856-1920) popular statement was ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it”. Although, the word ‘Swaraj’ was first used by ‘Dayanand Saraswati.’ Option (A) might be the closest answer.
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