- Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was a key figure in India’s freedom struggle and a prominent leader of the Liberal Party in British-ruled India. He served in the Legislative Council of the United Provinces (1913–1916), the Imperial Legislative Council (1916–1920), and later as the Member for Law in the Viceroy’s Executive Council (1920–1923). In 1918, he parted ways with the Indian National Congress on grounds of principle and became one of the founding members of the National Liberal Federation of India. He also represented India at the Imperial Conference 1923 and served as President of the National Liberal Federation in 1923 and 1927, playing an active role in debates on constitutional reforms. In 1924, he was among the four Indian members of the Muddiman Committee, which was set up to review the working of constitutional reforms introduced under the Government of India Act 1919.
- In 1944, he was invited to head a committee to suggest constitutional principles acceptable to different communities. The report submitted by this body became known as the Sapru Committee. He passed away on 20 January 1949 in Allahabad, about seventeen months after India attained independence.
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