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The background to the SRC is as follows. In the 1920s, the Indian National Congress was reconstituted on lingusitic lines. Its provincial units now followed the logic of language - one for Marathi speakers, another for Oriya speakers, etc. At the same time, Gandhi and other leaders promised their followers that when freedom came, the new nation would be based on a new set of provinces based on the principle of language. However, when India was finally freed in 1947, it was also divided. Now, when the proponents of linguistic states asked for this promise to be redeemed, the Congress hesitated. Partition was the consequence of intense attachment to one's faith; how many more partitions would that other intense loyalty, language, lead to?

Which leader's martyrdom provoked violent protests and led to the creation of the state of Andhra Pradesh?

Potti Sriramulu

The correct answer is Option (3) → Potti Sriramulu

The creation of Andhra Pradesh in 1953 followed the martyrdom of Potti Sriramulu, who died after a prolonged fast demanding a separate Telugu-speaking state. His death sparked widespread protests that forced the government to act.