Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress?

(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) G.K. Gokhale
(D) S.N.Bannerjee

Correct Answer : Aurobindo Ghosh
Question Asked : 45th BPSC (Pre) 2001
Aurobindo Ghosh was an extremist of Congress. He was one of four pillars (Lal, Bal, Pal, Ghosh) of extremists. He was arrested in 1908 by British Police in Madiktalla garden raid. He got the punishment of one-year imprisonment, but he was released due to the lack of evidence. Finally, he became sage secluded himself from revolutionary activities and moved to Pondicherry.
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