The correct answer is option 1 - 1-3-2-4
1) Potti Sriramulu undertook a fast demanding the opening of temples in Madras province to Dalits - 1946
3) Nizam of Hyderabad signed the standstill agreement with India - November 1947
2) Indian Army was sent to Hyderabad to protect its people from Razakars - 1948
4) Potti Sriramulu undertook a fast demanding a separate state of Andhra for Telugu-speaking people - October 1952.
Potti Sriramulu was a Gandhian worker and political activist in India. He left his government job to participate in the Salt Satyagraha & also actively participated in individual Satyagraha movements, advocating for civil rights and social justice. In 1946, he undertook a fast demanding the opening of temples in Madras province to Dalits. His most notable action was the fast unto death he started on October 19, 1952, demanding a separate state of Andhra Pradesh for Telugu-speaking people. Sadly, he died during the fast on December 15, 1952.
Hyderabad was the largest Princely state & was surrounded entirely by Indian territory. It was ruled by the Nizam (one of the world’s richest men), Mir Osman Ali Khan. Hyderabad had a majority Hindu population but was ruled by a Muslim ruler. The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad. He entered into Standstill Agreement with India in November 1947 for a year while negotiations with the Indian government were going on.
The Razakars murdered, maimed, raped, and looted, targeting, particularly the non-Muslims. The central government had to order the army to tackle the situation. The Indian military swiftly defeated the Hyderabad State Forces, and Nizam's administration surrendered. In September 1948, the Nizam signed the Instrument of Accession, formally integrating Hyderabad into the Indian Union. |
