Which one of the following statements are correct regarding the Congress ‘Syndicate’?
A. It was an informal group within the Congress.
B. A. K. Gopalan of West Bengal had considerable influence over the President of the Syndicate.
C. The group was led by K. Kamraj.
D. After the split in the Congress, the group organized themselves into Congress (O).
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C and D only
A. It was an informal group within the Congress. Correct. Syndicate was the informal name of a group of leaders in control of the party organisation.
B. A. K. Gopalan of West Bengal had considerable influence over the President of the Syndicate. Incorrect. The West Bengal leader in the Syndicate was Atulya Ghosh. A. K. Gopalan was a Communist leader from Kerala, not a Congressman.
C. The group was led by K. Kamraj. Correct. He was former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and then the president of the Congress.
D. After the split in the Congress, the group organized themselves into Congress (O). Correct.
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