Who among the following is known by the title of “The Grand Old Man’?

(A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(B) W. C. Banerjee
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Motilal Nehru

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji
Question Asked : UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014
Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September, 1825-30 June, 1917) known as the Grand Old Man of India, was Parsi intellectual educationist and an early Indian political and social leader. He was a liberal party Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons. He was elected as the President of (INC) in 1886, 1893, and 1906. C. Y. Chintamani, Indian editor Journalist, liberal politician, told about Dadabhai Naoroji that “Many intelligent and selfless leader had embellished for the people of India, but in his era, no one was as the Dadabhai Naoroji.” On the other hand, Gokhale said that “if there is a God somewhere, he is Dadabhai Naoroji.
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