During Bal Gangadhar Tilak's trial and sentencing for sedition in 1908, the renowned German-born Indologist Max Muller appealed to the British authorities for clemency. Max Muller, known for his scholarship on Sanskrit and Indian religions, stated his interest in Tilak was primarily as a fellow Sanskrit scholar and highlighted Tilak's valuable contributions to Sanskrit studies.
After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who amongst the following has pleaded for mercy and said: "My Intrest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit Scholar"
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Moderates and Extremists in Congress (Key Extremist leaders and their contributions (Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal))
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