In the given popular representation which Indian politician was 'deified' and shown as the unifying force within the national movement?

Mahatma Gandhi

The correct answer is Option 1 - Mahatma Gandhi

The death of the Mahatma, a popular print.

In popular representations, Mahatma Gandhi was deified, and shown as the unifying force within the national movement. Here one can see Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, representing two strands within the Congress, standing on two sides of Gandhiji’s pyre. Blessing them both from a heavenly realm, is Mahatma Gandhi, at the centre.