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Q8 (NDA-I/2010) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › British policies and administration Answer Verified

Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the code given below the Viceroy who made the statement and when : In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise. Code :

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The statement, "In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise," was made by Lord Curzon in a letter to the Secretary of State, Lord George Hamilton, in 1900 [1][t4]. Lord Curzon, who served as Viceroy from 1899 to 1905, was known for his reactionary policies and deep-seated hostility toward the Indian National Congress [c1][c4]. He viewed the Congress as a seditious body and believed that the organization was losing its influence and would soon collapse [c1]. This sentiment reflected the broader British 'divide and rule' strategy, which aimed to weaken the nationalist movement by fostering internal divisions and encouraging communalism [c1][t9]. While Curzon is also famous for the 1905 Partition of Bengal, this specific quote predates that event and highlights his early objective to neutralize the Congress as a political force [t4][t9].

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 11: Indian National Congress: Foundation and the Moderate Phase > Views > p. 256
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