Lokmanya Tilak by A. K. Bhagwat

Author:A. K. Bhagwat
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978 81 7992 846 2
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House

1 Tilak had expressed his expectations of the rulers of states in apublic speech at Kolhapur in 1905. He said: “The good of the king must be identical with the good of his subjects. He who tramples on the interests of the subjects is not a king, and those who allow their interest to be trampled do not exist as subjects. Nobody should come in the way of public interest. If there is any obstruction, it must be removed ruthlessly.” Tilak’s statesmanlike attitude and foresight about the problem of the States can be seen from the following reminiscence of Mr. Naik of Hyderabad-Deccan. In his conversation with Tilak in 1914, he remarked that there was no movement in the states and that the leaders in British India neglected the states. At this, Tilak replied, “What you say is correct. But we cannot at this stage raise the issue of States in the Congress. All our energies are spent in fighting the British. It is no use rousing other devils. Let them have their game for some time. After getting Swaraj, it is not difficult to bring the state princes round.”

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