In what year did Periyar resign from Congress?
1919
1930
1925
1944
Answer
In 1925, Periyar, also known as E.V. Ramasamy, a prominent Indian social reformer and politician from Tamil Nadu, resigned from the Indian National Congress. Motivated by his evolving social justice views and disagreements with the Congress's focus on political independence rather than social reform, he sought to address issues of caste discrimination, women's rights, and social equality through his own political platform.
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