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Who among the following founded the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?

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Vishnushastri Pandit
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lshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Pandita Ramabai
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Veeresalingam Pantulu
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The correct option is D Veeresalingam Pantulu
Veeresalingam Pantulu founded the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association in 1878. Through this association, he fought against hiring nautch girls and spearheaded a campaign for widow remarriage. On December 11, 1881, he organized first widow remarriage in the country.

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