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Which prominent nationalist writer was imprisoned for his writings in the newspaper Kesari?

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

3

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

4

Lala Lajpat Rai

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Answer

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Solution:

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned in 1908 for his sympathetic writings about the deported Punjab revolutionaries in Kesari, showcasing the government's intolerance towards dissent.

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