"Tomorrow we shall be free from the slavery of the British domination. But at midnight India will be partitioned. Tomorrow will thus be a day of rejoicing as well as of mourning". Who said the above lines?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi said this in Kolkata on 14 August 1947, the eve of Independence, because at midnight India would also be partitioned.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building
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