‘Do or die’ slogan is given by which of the following freedom fighter?

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  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Sardar vallabh bhai patel
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Motilal Nehru

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Option 3 : Mahatma Gandhi
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The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

  • Mahatma Gandhi is associated with the maxim "do or die."
  • During the Gandhiji-led Quit India Campaign, this catchphrase was created.
  • On August 9, 1942, the Indian National Congress (INC), under the direction of Mahatma Gandhi, formally introduced the catchphrase.
  • Its catchphrases were "Quit India" and "Bharat Chodo."

Additional Information

  •  Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    • At Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, on July 23, 1856, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born.
    • Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a lawyer and freedom fighter, is also known by the name Lokmanya Tilak.
    • "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it," is the slogan.
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    • First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950, Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), also known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian lawyer, prominent political leader, barrister, and statesman.
    • He was a lawyer and a prominent member of the Indian National Congress who led the country's independence movement and oversaw its fusion into a single, sovereign state.
  • Motilal Nehru
    • Motilal Nehru, a member of the Indian National Congress, was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician who lived from 6 May 1861 to 6 February 1931. Also, he presided over Congress twice (1919–1920 and 1928–1929).
    • He was the ancestor of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and the father of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

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