The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to
- Lord Dufferin
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Lytton
- None of the above
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- In a letter to the British Secretary of State in 1900, Curzon wrote, “(The Indian National) Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” He became the youngest Viceroy of India in 1899 at age 39, and remained in office until his resignation in 1905.
