Who said, 'The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambition while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise' ?

Options

A. Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900
B. Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal
C. Lord Dufferin, during the farewell speech at Calcutta
D. Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906

Answer

A

Explanation

Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India in 1898. He was mainly famous for the partition of Bengal. He was very much keen to suppress the Indian national movement.