Lord Dufferin's description of the INC as a "microscopic minority" reflects the early British imperial stance of dismissing the representative character and political significance of the nascent nationalist movement.
Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite — ‘a microscopic minority’ ?
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2015 · Topic: Indian National Congress (Establishment of the Indian National Congress: Background, aims, early leaders.)
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