Maulana Abul Kalam Azad presided over the special session of the Congress in Delhi in 1923 when he was only 35 years old. He also served as President from 1940 to 1946, which was the longest continuous tenure as President of the Congress.
Who among the following was the youngest person to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2017 · Topic: Indian National Congress (Establishment of the Indian National Congress: Background, aims, early leaders.)
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