alleryWhose fast-unto-death in 1952 sparked demand for reshaping states on linguistic lines?
APotti Sreeramulu
BJayaprakash Narayan
CAcharya Kripalani
DKamaraj Nadar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Potti Sreeramulu
1. Potti Sreeramulu fasted unto death for an Andhra State in 1952.
2. His death sparked a major re-shaping of the Indian Union.
3. Nehru then appointed the States Re-organisation Commission.
_Source: Wikipedia, History of India (1947–present), States reorganisation_
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