Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Dadabhai Nauroji
(C) Motilal Ghosh
(D) Surendra Nath Banerjee
Correct Answer : Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1997
The first Indian to go to jail in the performance of his duty as a journalist was Bal Gangadhar Tilak. In 1882, he was punished for 4 month imprisonment as he strongly critisized the then Maharaj of Kolhapur. In 1897, he was rigorously imprisoned for 18 months for provoking Chapekar brothers to murder two English men through his writing.
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