True. The trio of Lala Lajpat Rai (Lal), Balgangadhar/Lokmanya Tilak (Bal) and Bipin Chandra Pal (Pal) was the face of the radical Congressmen, and they criticised the soft attitude of the moderates openly and severely. Lokmanya Tilak openly declared to opt for 'Swaraj' stating, 'Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it.' and wrote inflammatory articles in his paper Kesari.