Purushottam Das Tandon

Purushottam Das Tandon (Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon) an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, politician, statesman, writer.

Bharat Ratna recipien.

President of the Indian National Congress.

Speaker of the United Provinces Legislative Assembly.

Member of the Constituent Assembly of India.

Member of Parliament, served in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Popularly known as "Rajarshi" and "U.P.'s Gandhi."

Participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, and Quit India Movement, and was imprisoned multiple times for his role in the freedom struggle.

A leading advocate for making Hindi in the Devanagari script the Official Language of India and promoting its wider use across the country.

Worked for the welfare of farmers and advocated the rights of peasants in the United Provinces.

Opposed the Partition of India on religious and political grounds.
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