Question

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was jailed for six years in Mandalay prison. Why?

• A. He was accused of seditious writing in his newspaper, "Kesari".
• B. He was accused of shooting British officials.
• C. He was accused of spying and carrying explosive substance.
• D. He was accused of damaging public property.

Answer 1

The correct option is A He was accused of seditious writing in his newspaper, "Kesari".

Many leaders were jailed over the course of the Swadeshi Movement. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was jailed for six years in Mandalay prison, in present-day Myanmar. He was accused of seditious writing in his newspaper, "Kesari".