"Separate electorates was a poison that has entered the body politics of our country." Whose words are these?

Vallabhbhai Patel

The correct answer is Option (2) → Vallabhbhai Patel

Partition had made nationalists fervently opposed to the idea of separate electorates. They were haunted by the fear of continued civil war, riots and violence. Separate electorates was a “poison that has entered the body politic of our country”, declared Sardar Patel. It was a demand that had turned one community against another, divided the nation, caused bloodshed, and led to the tragic partition of the country.