After the demise of the President Zakir Hussain in 1969, the Syndicate managed to nominate ______ and Indira Gandhi encouraged _____ to contest for the president post.

N Sanjeeva Reddy, V.V.Giri

The correct answer is option (1) - N Sanjeeva Reddy, V.V.Giri

After the demise of the President Zakir Hussain in 1969, the Syndicate managed to nominate N. Sanjeeva Reddy and Indira Gandhi encouraged V.V.Giri to contest for the president post.

The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came in the open in 1969. Following President Zakir Hussain’s death, the post of President of the India fell vacant that year. Despite Mrs Gandhi’s reservations the ‘syndicate’ managed to nominate her long time opponent and then speaker of the Lok Sabha, N. Sanjeeva Reddy, as the official Congress candidate for the ensuing Presidential elections. Indira Gandhi retaliated by encouraging the then Vice-President, V.V. Giri, to file his nomination as an independent candidate.